Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- working: To bring into a specific state of success
- hospital: Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- live: To be alive
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- wife: Married woman
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- hoping: To expect and want something to happen
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- viewing: To have a particular opinion or idea about
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- repeat: Action that is done again
- lovely: Attractive or beautiful
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- depressed: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
- dreadful: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- concerned: To be about a particular topic
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- imitating: To act, speak like someone or something else
- festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- sidekick: Person often with another more important person
- residue: Left over part after most is taken away
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
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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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