Vocabulary
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- leave: To go away from; depart
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- part: Division of a book
- cab: A taxi
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- rob: Person's name
- champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- smell: To have a particular odor
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- mumbling: To speak without being clear or loud enough
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- trading: To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- zipper: Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- overprice: To price something excessively high
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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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Friends: Chandler's Blind Date with Janice (Season 1 Clip) | TBS
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