Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- point: An item to be discussed
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- great: Very good; better than before
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- anymore: No longer; no more
- navy: Very dark shade of blue
- freezing: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- scarecrow: Figure in the shape of a human to frighten birds
- swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
- beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- margarita: Cocktail made of tequila, triple sec and lime
- barking: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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