Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- around the corner: Very near; close by.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- going on: To continue doing something
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- cut it out: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- dude: Form of address for a man
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- address: Exact street location of a place
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- master: To gain control over something
- stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- feminine: Concerning or relating to females
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- great: Very good; better than before
- whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- level: Specific height of something
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- buzzer: Button that rings when pushed
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- retard: To cause to move or proceed slowly
- rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
- sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
- lt: Short for 'lieutenant'
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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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