Vocabulary
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- down the track: At some point in the future.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- by George: An old-fashioned exclamation to express surprise or emphasis.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- even out: To become level or uniform.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
- unveil: To remove something's outer covering
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
- compress: To press tightly together
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- curvature: Curving or bending, often abnormal, as of spine
- proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
- tubular: Long, round and with hollow inside; made of tubes
- randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
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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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