Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- check out
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- annoying: To make someone angry
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- due: When something is required or expected
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- act: To behave in a certain way
- naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- great: Very good; better than before
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- unable: Not being able to do something
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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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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