Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- last summer: The summer before this one.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- in power: Having control of a country or organization.
- into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
- strength: Condition of being strong
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
- corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- union: Act of joining two or more things into one
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- great: Very good; better than before
- decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
- weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- weak: Not having a strong character
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- live: To be alive
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
- communism: Political system with state-controlled industry
- popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- special: Being additional or extra
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
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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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