Vocabulary
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- close: Almost; near
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- stop: To block or close something
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- brightness: Amount of light something has
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- fill: To make something full
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- piece: A counter in a board game
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- happen: To take place or occur
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- amount: Quantity of something
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
- infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
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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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