Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
- have to: Must do
- make up: To invent or create a story
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- make a pact: To make a formal agreement or promise.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- out of wedlock: Born to parents who are not married to each other.
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- important: Having power or authority
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- happen: To take place or occur
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- bad: Not good; wrong
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- viewer: Special machine to look at pictures
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- unreasonable: Being too high, or otherwise inappropriate
- contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
- hostel: Cheap hotel for young people
- psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
- pact: Agreement between people or countries
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
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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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