Vocabulary
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- on the carpet: Called for a reprimand or formal criticism.
- at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
- give in: To submit work; hand in
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- subtitle: Additional title, often one that explains
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- leave: To go away from; depart
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- part: Division of a book
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- truth: Real facts about something
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- left: To go away from; depart
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- kid: Child or young person
- tower: Tall, narrow building
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- fore: (In combination) before; in the front part
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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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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