Vocabulary
- beyond belief: Too improbable to be believed; incredible.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
- endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- product: Item that can be bought
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- futile: Having no result; useless
- mark: Person's name
- fearless: Not afraid of anyone or anything
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
- sterling: Of very strong, true character; very reliable
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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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