Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- break out
- lock on: To establish a tracking signal on a target, typically used in the context of missile guidance systems.
- go on: To continue doing something
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- have to: Must do
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- flexible: Bending easily
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- piece: A counter in a board game
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- proverb: A saying that gives advice
- magician: Someone who performs magic tricks
- bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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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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Francis Wong posted on 2019/01/24Ever feel trapped by your own thoughts? This incredible true story about Harry Houdini's escape act will show you how to break free from that mental prison and boost your self-belief! You'll learn how a simple mindset shift can unlock amazing possibilities, all while practicing clear, simple sentence structures.
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