Vocabulary
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- long: Person's name
- manly: Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- movie: Motion picture; film
- white: Person's name
- forget: To not remember something
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- danger: The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- awaken: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- convenient: Allowing you to do something with less trouble
- employ: To use something for a specific task
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- tale: Story that is not true
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
- linguist: Person who speaks several languages
- pee: To urinate
- mortal: Destined to die; causing death
- embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
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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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