Vocabulary
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- push the button: To press a button in order to make something work.
- at the ready: Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
- movie: Motion picture; film
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- sit: To take an exam
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- live: To be alive
- leave: To go away from; depart
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- special: Being additional or extra
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
- situate: To place in a particular place or position
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
- construct: To build or create something
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- lighting: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
- feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
- segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
- duplicate: Something that is the exact same thing as another
- seamlessly: In a flowing, uninterrupted manner
- onstage: On the stage
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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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