Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- going on: To continue doing something
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- come up to: To meet expectations
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- finish off: To complete the last part of something.
- trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- valuable: Being useful or important
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- workout: Energetic exercise
- rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
- overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
- lateral: On the side; moving sideways
- earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
- posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
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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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