Vocabulary
- in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- love: Person's name
- father: A male parent
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- except: (Shows what is excluded from a previous statement)
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
- deep: Complex and important
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- realise: To become aware of or understand mentally
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
- advantageous: Being likely to benefit a person
- behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
- regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
- overcoming: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
- evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
- attachment: Act of connecting one thing to another
- honesty: Being fair and truthful; being honest
- eager: Very excited and interested
- misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
- exclude: To prevent someone from taking part in something
- civility: Or courteous behavior and politeness
- vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
- endeavour: To attempt or make effort to do something
- rank: To rate or class things
- indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
- conceit: Too much pride in your own abilities
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- disdain: Lack of respect because you think you are better
- rejoice: To feel or express joy or great delight
- agony: Great pain or suffering
- torment: Great mental or physical pain
- sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
- beloved: Loved very much
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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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Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Storm Scene (With Subtitles)
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