Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
- turn on
- jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- rational: Able to think clearly
- shed: Small building used for storage
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
- nefarious: Extremely wicked
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- annoy: To make someone angry
- steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
- turnip: Round light-colored root vegetable
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- nan: Flat Indian bread
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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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