Vocabulary
- go on: To continue doing something
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- look back: To think about past events
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- scared: To become frightened
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- tan: A light brown color
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- telephone: Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
- heather: Purple flower that grows on moors
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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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