Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- work out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- dude: Form of address for a man
- surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- scrap: To fight with someone
- fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- piece: A counter in a board game
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- central: Being in the middle
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- bypass: To go around something; avoid
- prom: Dance, usually held in high school
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- shrunk: To become smaller
- flashback: Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
- forget: To not remember something
- eyebrow: Line of hair that grows above the eye
- vogue: Fashion, a popular item
- surely: With certainty; definitely
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
- mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- workplace: Place where work is done
- oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- dork: A stupid, inept, or foolish person
- brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
- polyester: Resin in which polymers are joined by esters
- ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
- lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
- gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
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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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