Vocabulary
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- check out
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- single file: One behind the other, in a line.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- chill: State of being a little cold
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- pile: Large amount of something
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- great: Very good; better than before
- thunder: Loud sound
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- bout: A boxing match
- oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- file: Computer document
- call: A order or request for action
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- successor: Person who takes over the position of another
- export: To send goods to be sold in another country
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- amuse: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
- navy: Very dark shade of blue
- oppress: To rule in a cruel way
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'
- whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
- rerun: To broadcast a TV program again
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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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