Vocabulary
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- go in on: To contribute together with others toward a shared goal or purchase.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- on the count of: Because of; due to a particular reason or cause.
- go on: To continue doing something
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- at least: As a minimum
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- set on: To attack
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- have to: Must do
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- spit on: To show contempt for someone by spitting towards or onto them.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- dude: Form of address for a man
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- pepperoni: Pork and beef sausage
- balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
- goof: A silly or stupid mistake
- bungee: Elasticized rope you can hang from, as a sport
- paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
- shush: Sound made to make others be quiet
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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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