Vocabulary
- stick up for: To defend (yourself, someone else)
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- have to: Must do
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- go on: To continue doing something
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- go along with: To agree to do something
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- at least: As a minimum
- go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- got to: To arrive at some place
- to some extent: Partially; not completely.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- buy: To believe something; accept
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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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