Vocabulary
- wear the trousers: To have control or dominate in a relationship.
- quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- name after: To give someone or something the same name as another person or thing, often to honor them.
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- such as: For example; like
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in favour of
- check out
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
- millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
- throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- replace: To use instead of something else
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- feminine: Concerning or relating to females
- person: Man, woman or child
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- forbid: To order someone not to do something
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- legally: In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- unit: One apartment in a building
- maiden: Being the earliest or first
- buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
- unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- elect: To select someone for a position by voting
- hyphen: A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- surname: Your family name
- duchess: Wife or widow of a duke
- unseen: Not having been seen or able to be seen
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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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