Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
- in no time: Very quickly or soon
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- deal with
- secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
- of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
- turn on
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- tiny: Very, very small
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- huge: Very very large
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- gigantic: Extremely large
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- happen: To take place or occur
- lamb: Young sheep
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
- outrun: To run faster than
- bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
- sew: To make something using a needle and thread
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- thingy: Something you cannot remember the name of
- stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
- teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
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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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