Vocabulary
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- cast of characters: The actors and roles in a play, film, or other performance.
- into detail: To explain or discuss something thoroughly with many specifics.
- such as: For example; like
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look back: To think about past events
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- strike: To hit something
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
- genesis: Beginning of something important
- eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
- insistence: Continuing demands to do what you ask
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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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