Vocabulary
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- check up on: To investigate or inspect
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
- annoying: To make someone angry
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- truth: Real facts about something
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- calculator: A small electronic device used for calculation
- handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
- grandma: Mother of your father or 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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