Vocabulary
- slip away: To leave a place quietly or secretly, often to avoid attention.
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- leave: To go away from; depart
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- live: To be alive
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
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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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