Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
- cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- great: Very good; better than before
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- live: To be alive
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- deeply: To a significant degree
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- inaudible: Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
- beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- sculpt: To carve a material to make an artistic shape
- unnoticed: Without being seen or noticed
- sculptor: Artist who carves objects from marble, metal etc.
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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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