Vocabulary
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- have to: Must do
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- at least: As a minimum
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- grass: To betray someone
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dead: Not alive
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
- kid: Child or young person
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- factory: Building where things are made
- fudge: Soft sweet made from butter and milk
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
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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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You're Not Taking Him - Stand by Me (7/8) Movie CLIP (1986) HD
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