Vocabulary
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
- keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- wild goose chase: A foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.
- one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- go on: To continue doing something
- have to: Must do
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- financial: Involving money
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- tick: To function properly or normally
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- squad: A sports team
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- part: Division of a book
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- devious: Clever in using lies and tricks to fool people
- sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- precinct: Administrative/electoral section of city/town
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
- tramp: A person who lives on the streets
- inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
- tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
- calisthenic: Concerning exercises to strengthen muscles
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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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