Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
- course: The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- great: Very good; better than before
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- bad: Not good; wrong
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- business: A company formed for making profit
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
- racing: To take part in a running or swimming competition
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- blew: To move something using air
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- strength: Condition of being strong
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- swift: Quick
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
- ki: A concept in martial arts and traditional medicine referring to vital energy or life force.
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- goddamn: Very bad; terrible
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
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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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