Vocabulary
- without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
- out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- drive at: To imply or suggest something indirectly.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
- freshen up: To wash and make oneself look clean and tidy.
- check out
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- strength: Condition of being strong
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- hydrate: To give or add water to something or someone
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- sidekick: Person often with another more important person
- pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
- great: Very good; better than before
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- cop: Slang for police officer
- rookie: New to doing something; beginner
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- zap: To change channels quickly on TV
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- prince: Person's name
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- turbo: Device that increases the power of an engine
- fireball: Ball of fire (such as the sun)
- spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
- yah: Another way of saying 'yes'
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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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