Vocabulary
- head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
- mask up: To put on a face mask for protection.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- going on: To continue doing something
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- shut me down: To cause a machine or system to stop operating.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- have to: Must do
- make a killing: To make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- as you please: Used to indicate freedom of choice or preference.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- strike: To hit something
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- initial: First letter of your given name
- spike: The top point in a graph
- afford: To make available, to provide
- blast: To attack someone with words
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
- withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
- unleash: To release or let an animal go
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- amplify: To increase the effect of something
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
- cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
- rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- enrich: To make someone or something better
- neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- radius: Area around a certain point
- physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
- interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
- migraine: Severe headache often with feelings of sickness
- dagger: Small knife, e.g. that can be concealed
- vial: Small container of glass or plastic
- ether: Formerly, liquid inducing sleep before dental work
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
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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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