Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- swap out: To replace something with something else.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- got to: To arrive at some place
- put it down: To place something on a surface.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- amount: Quantity of something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- fabric: Cloth or material
- require: To demand that someone does something
- section: A part of a whole
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- area: Amount of measured space
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- swab: To wipe or clean with water or a mop
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- slut: Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
- kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
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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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