Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- raining cats and dogs: Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- express: To send something by fast mail
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- account: An advantage
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- due: When something is required or expected
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- click: To work well with someone or something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- plural: Being more than one person or thing
- leave: To go away from; depart
- rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
- demonstration: Open showing of emotion
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
- ray: Person's name
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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