Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- start over: To begin again.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- respond: To answer something or someone
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- important: Having power or authority
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- person: Man, woman or child
- slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- flea: Small blood-sucking insect that makes you itch
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- weak: Not having a strong character
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
- setup: Way something is organized or arranged
- standby: Ready for use in an emergency, etc.
- underworld: Criminals as a group
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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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