Vocabulary
- mess up: To make a mistake
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- have to: Must do
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- on my birthday: Referring to the day of one's birth, often used in the context of celebrations or events.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- run down: To be in a bad condition
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- to some extent: Partially; not completely.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
- medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- leave: To go away from; depart
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- mad: Very angry
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- shut: To stop being open for business
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- alive: Living; not dead
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- quit: To leave a job
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
- rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
- part: Division of a book
- visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- elf: Tiny creature found in many fairy tales
- lollipop: Candy on a stick
- undefeated: Not yet lost or having been beaten
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
- regroup: To reorganize into new groups
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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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