Vocabulary
- in the back seat: Having a less active or secondary role; not in control.
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- afford: To make available, to provide
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
- boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- broke: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- close: Almost; near
- messed: To make something untidy or dirty
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- roommate: Person who shares a room, lives with you
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
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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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