Vocabulary
- in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- tiny: Very, very small
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- piece: A counter in a board game
- ache: To want something very badly
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- caterpillar: Insect with many legs that becomes a butterfly
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- cocoon: Case spun by many insects for protection
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- call: A order or request for action
- leaf: Page in a book
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
- chocolate: Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
- small: Little in size; not big
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- lollipop: Candy on a stick
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- salami: Type of spicy sausage made from preserved meat
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
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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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