Vocabulary
- against you: In opposition to you.
- under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- check out
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- amount: Quantity of something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- afford: To make available, to provide
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- exception: Something different or not included
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- broad: General; not detailed
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- point: An item to be discussed
- subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
- daily: Happening every day
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- prediction: A statement of what will happen next
- great: Very good; better than before
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
- tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
- album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
- apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
- error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
- grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- drake: Male duck
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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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