Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- by day: During the daytime; not at night.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- call: A order or request for action
- live: To be alive
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- land: Region or country
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- dawn: First light of day
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- dead: Not alive
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- creation: Act of making something
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- eternity: A very long time; forever
- fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
- affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- deceased: Dead; not alive
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
- sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
- fertilize: To make pregnant; to put sperm in an egg
- invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
- flooding: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- symbolize: To represent to show a thing's essential character
- mourning: To feel or show sadness over someone dying
- supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
- barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
- underworld: Criminals as a group
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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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