Vocabulary
- turn red: To blush or become flushed, usually due to embarrassment or shyness.
- in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- burn: To destroy with fire
- close: Almost; near
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- white: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- greeting: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
- foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
- outspoken: Saying (too) clearly what you think
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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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