Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- jet lagged: Feeling tired and disoriented after a long flight across time zones.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- decade: Period of 10 years
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- blow: To move something using air
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- cocky: Overly self-confident or self-assertive
- staff: Employees of a company
- host: Mass; a great number
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- false: Not real or genuine
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
- medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
- fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
- proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- momentous: Very important or serious
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- mite: A very small child
- cordon: Line of things around person/place, as to separate
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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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