Vocabulary
- hot potato: A controversial or difficult issue that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hide out: To conceal oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- potato: Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- hot: Angry or excited
- box: A marked area of a baseball field
- de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
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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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