Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- cut to the chase: To get directly to the point without unnecessary details.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- tie to: To connect or link something to something else.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- grim: Being very serious or determined
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
- act: To behave in a certain way
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- deep: Complex and important
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
- plane: An airplane
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- surf: To view webpages on the internet
- voice: Ability to sing well
- pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
- samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
- expletive: Rude expression, usually of surprise or anger
- bureaucrat: Official who enforces petty rules
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- ohhh: Expression showing surprise
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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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