Vocabulary
- change over: To switch from one thing to another.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- late: At a time after the expected time
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- picture: General situation or state of being
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- noon: Middle of the day
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- area: Amount of measured space
- fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- cooler: More cool than
- point: An item to be discussed
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- office: Room or building used for business
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- amount: Quantity of something
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- atmosphere: Air around us
- northern: In or toward the north
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- southern: Concerning a region in the south
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- daylight: Light of the sun during the day
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- educational: Intended to teach or inform
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
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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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