Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
- play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
- see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- role: Character played by an actor
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- deep: Complex and important
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- cross: Angry and upset
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
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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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