Vocabulary
- black and blue: Covered with bruises.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- across from: Being on the other side
- in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
- blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
- have to: Must do
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- coming over: To change sides in a discussion
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- dude: Form of address for a man
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- Mandarin: Official language of China
- love: Person's name
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- hey: What you say when you want someone's attention
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- big: Popular
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- smell: To have a particular odor
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- cantonese: The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton (Guangzhou) and neighboring areas, and widely spoken in Hong Kong.
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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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