Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- game over: The end of a game or a situation.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- lock up: To imprison someone.
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- terrible at: Very bad or unskilled at something.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- dropping by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- amount: Quantity of something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- steer: A cow
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- point: An item to be discussed
- lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- halo: Circle of light
- undercut: Material removed by a cut made underneath
- flicker: To move waveringly, e.g. like a flame
- visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
- amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
- massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
- axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- throttle: Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
- disqualify: To remove from a contest because a rule was broken
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
- downforce: Pressure generated by a car moving over a surface
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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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