Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- against you: In opposition to you.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- work out
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- sober: Not drunk
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- important: Having power or authority
- anterior: Front
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- piece: A counter in a board game
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- point: An item to be discussed
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
- datum: Item of factual information
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- unlocked: To use a key or code to open something
- pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
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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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