Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- going on: To continue doing something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
- one round: A single period of fighting in a boxing match.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
- high and mighty: Acting arrogantly or superior to others.
- on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
- up top: In or at the highest position or location.
- on time
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- man up: To behave in a braver or more resilient way; to face a difficult situation with courage.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- up the wall: Extremely annoyed or frustrated.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
- get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
- past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
- at least: As a minimum
- play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- back against the wall: To be in a difficult situation with little room to escape.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- with a bang: In a sudden, noticeable, and exciting way.
- way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
- without a hitch: Without any problems or difficulties; smoothly.
- have to: Must do
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- legit: As recognized by the law
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- favor: Support or approval from people
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- click: To work well with someone or something
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- tick: To function properly or normally
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- point: An item to be discussed
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- blunder: To make a large mistake or error
- fray: To form loose threads at the edge of cloth
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- entirety: State of being complete
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- braille: Raised patterns on pages so blind person can read
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- tempo: Speed or pace of something
- retake: To photograph or film something again
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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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