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- at least: As a minimum
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- vary: To change something and make it different
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
- soldier: Person working in an army to fight
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- todd: Fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers
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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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