Vocabulary
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- jerk off: To masturbate (typically used for males).
- keep it up: To continue doing something well
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- spot: A certain place or area
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- rebel: Person who fights against established government
- blow: To move something using air
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- role: Character played by an actor
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- act: To behave in a certain way
- custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- business: A company formed for making profit
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
- kid: Child or young person
- camp: A (military) base
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- calculator: A small electronic device used for calculation
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- gay: Happy and bright
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
- pong: To smell badly
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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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