Vocabulary
- has its place: To be useful or important in a particular situation.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
- throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- check out
- for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- after dark: After the sun has set and night has begun.
- lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- melt into: To blend or merge smoothly into something else, often losing distinctness.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- set on: To attack
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
- main: Most important; most often used
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- youth: Being young; time when you are young
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
- park: Person's name
- neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
- buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
- Japanese: Concerning the culture and people of Japan
- gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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