Vocabulary
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- recharge your batteries: To rest and regain energy after being tired or stressed.
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- leave: To go away from; depart
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- point: An item to be discussed
- redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
- part: Division of a book
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- recharge: To refill a battery, etc. with electricity
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- rob: Person's name
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- gruel: Thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
- belle: Young woman noted for being pretty and graceful
- clink: To make light sound as when glasses are tapped
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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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