Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at the moment: At this time; now
- going on: To continue doing something
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- sit down: To take a seat
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- come at: To approach someone to attack them
- at all hours: At any time, day or night.
- round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- second hand: (Of goods) already used
- allow for: To take into consideration
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
- century: Period of 100 years
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
- read: Person's name
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- radically: Completely or extremely
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
- introspection: Thinking deeply within yourself, about yourself
- inaccurate: Not correct, accurate, or true
- minuscule: Very, very small
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- derivative: Not from original ideas; from somewhere else
- monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
- snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
- solemn: Serious and dignified
- filing: To make something smooth by rubbing it with a tool
- whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
- richness: Strong deep vividness of color
- layered: To put things one on top of another
- mulch: Material spread round plants to stop weeds, etc.
- simplification: Act of making easier to do, use or understand
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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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