Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- such as: For example; like
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- cover a lot of ground: To discuss or deal with many topics or matters thoroughly.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- dread: To await with great fear
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- foremost: Being the best or most important
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- shift: To change in position or direction
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- favor: Support or approval from people
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- cult: Small extreme religious group
- corpse: A dead body
- worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- point: An item to be discussed
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- fictional: Including people and events that are not real
- land: Region or country
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- deep: Complex and important
- great: Very good; better than before
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- part: Division of a book
- deity: A god or goddess
- spawn: Product or result of something
- cosmos: The universe
- literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
- octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
- climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
- depiction: Picture or a written description of something
- thereof: Concerning that or it
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
- mythological: Based on or described in mythology
- canon: General rule of how to behave or do things
- nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
- snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
- grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
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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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