Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- have to: Must do
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- amount: Quantity of something
- tiny: Very, very small
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- leave: To go away from; depart
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- something: Thing that is not yet known or named
- beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
- maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- repeat: Action that is done again
- penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
- shotgun: Double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon
- whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
- bourbon: Type of whiskey made in the US
- pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
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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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