Vocabulary
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- black and white
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- financial: Involving money
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- mist: Light water droplets in air, so you can't see well
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- bumper: Front part of a car designed to prevent damage
- birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- heather: Purple flower that grows on moors
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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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