Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- look back: To think about past events
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- deep: Complex and important
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- happen: To take place or occur
- shut: To stop being open for business
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
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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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