Vocabulary
- cut on: To switch on; to activate (a device or light).
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
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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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