Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- afford: To make available, to provide
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- picture: General situation or state of being
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- colour: To change or affect someone's opinion
- skirt: To go around the edge of an area
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
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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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