Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- talk: Style of speaking
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- remembered: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- late: At a time after the expected time
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- forget: To not remember something
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- happen: To take place or occur
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- stung: Aroused to anger or action
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- sting: To be aroused to anger or action
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- alive: Living; not dead
- huge: Very very large
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- fright: Strong and sudden fear
- jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
- pee: To urinate
- ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
- peed: To urinate
- swore: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- scare: To become frightened
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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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