Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- at least: As a minimum
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- account: An advantage
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
- tick: To function properly or normally
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- person: Man, woman or child
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- trust: To expect confidently
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- shady: Dark because something blocks the light
- tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- pee: To urinate
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
- caller: Someone who visits a place for a short time
- heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
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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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