Vocabulary
- play hardball: To be uncompromising and aggressive in negotiations or other dealings.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- have to: Must do
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- client: Person paying for professional services
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- business: A company formed for making profit
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- settlement: Official agreement that ends an argument
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
- adultery: Sex acts committed outside a marriage
- unable: Not being able to do something
- raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
- honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- bailiff: American law officer who helps a judge in court
- marshall: Person's name
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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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