Vocabulary
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- sharp: Person's name
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- automatic: Done without conscious thought
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- flea: Small blood-sucking insect that makes you itch
- weak: Not having a strong character
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
- potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
- crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- bogus: Not genuine; false
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
- clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
- chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
- oughta: Slang written form of ‘Ought to’
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- mart: Market in which goods are sold or bought
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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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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