Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- next to: Being located along side another
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- have to: Must do
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- extreme: Very great in degree
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- tiny: Very, very small
- huge: Very very large
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- forest: Large area with many trees
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- like: To want to
- retarded: To cause to move or proceed slowly
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
- politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- reversed: To drive a vehicle backward
- misunderstanding: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- geographically: With respect to the earth and its natural features
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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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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