Vocabulary
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- deeply troubled: Experiencing significant emotional distress or worry.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
- a good portion: A significant or substantial amount of something.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- terribly good: Extremely good; exceptionally pleasing or satisfying.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- innate: Being part of something's nature
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- huge: Very very large
- turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- great: Very good; better than before
- disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
- voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
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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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