Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
- fall out
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- hot and heavy: Having a passionate, intense romantic or sexual relationship.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- choke on: To be unable to breathe properly because something is stuck in your throat or airway.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- got to: To arrive at some place
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- trustworthy: Honest and reliable
- land: Region or country
- overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
- cheek: The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- truth: Real facts about something
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
- rev: Short form of reverend
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- lag: Delay between two events
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
- ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
- staffer: Person who works for the US President
- pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
- hospitalization: Period of time when you are confined to a hospital
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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