Vocabulary
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- great: Very good; better than before
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- love: Person's name
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- talk: Style of speaking
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- special: Being additional or extra
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- movie: Motion picture; film
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
- pension: Regular payments you receive after you retire
- sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
- gay: Happy and bright
- laurel: Common garden evergreen shrub
- overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
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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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