Vocabulary
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- going on: To continue doing something
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- versatile: Having many uses or skills
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- trend: Current style or fashion
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fill: To make something full
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- great: Very good; better than before
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- sew: To make something using a needle and thread
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- safe: Highly likely
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- buttery: Having the taste or texture of butter
- bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
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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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