Vocabulary
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- great: Very good; better than before
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- chuckle: To laugh quietly, as when amused
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- beak: Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
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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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