Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- have to: Must do
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- financial: Involving money
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- require: To demand that someone does something
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- datum: Item of factual information
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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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