Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
- in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- let it happen: To allow something to occur without interference or resistance.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
- noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- attic: Room at the top of a house just below the roof
- instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- loft: High area with seats in a church or hall
- jew: One of a people whose religion is Judaism
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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