Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- hop: Dance party
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
- yacht: Large expensive boat
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
- champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
- gay: Happy and bright
- rapper: Singer who performs rap music
- jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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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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