Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- spot: A certain place or area
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- rational: Able to think clearly
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- leave: To go away from; depart
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- person: Man, woman or child
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- con: To trick or deceive someone
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dead: Not alive
- call: A order or request for action
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- murderer: Criminal who intentionally kills someone
- drake: Male duck
- mama: A mother
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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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A Haunting In Venice | Official Trailer | In Theaters Sept 15
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