Vocabulary
- holler at: To shout or call out to someone to get their attention.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- get back at: To take revenge on someone
- got to: To arrive at some place
- hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- dude: Form of address for a man
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- karma: (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- great: Very good; better than before
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- boob: Breast (vulgar)
- chick: A baby bird
- weak: Not having a strong character
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- picture: General situation or state of being
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- safe: Highly likely
- holler: To shout very loudly; yell
- manly: Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong
- gay: Happy and bright
- wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
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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
A2 Elementary
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