Vocabulary
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- check out
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- account: An advantage
- section: A part of a whole
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- person: Man, woman or child
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- scared: To become frightened
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- paste: To move computer data from one page to another
- spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- tinder: Material for starting a fire
- hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
- sex: State of being male or female
- bumble: To be confused, in either a movement or in speech
- yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
- online: Connected to the internet
- bagel: Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll
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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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