Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- cross: Angry and upset
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- dead: Not alive
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- abduction: Crime of taking (a child) away by force
- downstairs: The floors below the current floor
- kidnapping: To take someone and demand money to return them
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
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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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