Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- have to: Must do
- blue blood: Belonging to a noble or royal family.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- 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
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- tiny: Very, very small
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- hysterical: Being out of control mentally; violently emotional
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
- trust: To expect confidently
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
- delirious: Talking in a confused anxious way due to fever
- spleen: Organ near stomach that controls quality of blood
- catapult: Weapon that projects rocks from an elastic strap
- gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
- bandit: Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
- trusty: Worthy of trust or belief
- panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
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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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