Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- like mad: With great intensity or energy.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- get down on: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- touch a nerve: Cause an emotional reaction, often discomfort or anger.
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- got to: To arrive at some place
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- float away: To drift or move gently away on water or in the air.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- go on: To continue doing something
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- sit down: To take a seat
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- shrink: To become smaller
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
- act: To behave in a certain way
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
- arrange: To write music for a particular instrument
- meticulously: In a very careful, correct way
- impartial: Showing lack of favoritism; objective; fair
- delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
- miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
- bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
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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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