Vocabulary
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
- soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
- shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- stop: To block or close something
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- end: The point where a process or activity stops
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- west: Person's name
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- branch: Part of a family related to the same members
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- silly: Careless
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- artistic: Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative
- honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- fellow: Man or a boy
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- heil: A greeting or salutation, especially one expressing praise or allegiance.
- sap: Foolish person who is easy to trick
- gullible: Easily deceived; believing whatever they tell you
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- naught: Quantity of no importance, nonexistence
- kiddo: A term of endearment, especially for a child.
- ist: IST is an acronym
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- apologizing: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- destine: Decree or designate beforehand
- dicken: A euphemism for 'devil', used in mild oaths or exclamations.
- conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
- mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
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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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