Vocabulary
- fast and furious: Done with great speed and energy; full of excitement and intensity.
- such as: For example; like
- have to: Must do
- tv show: A television program.
- change out: To remove something and replace it with something else.
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- whip out
- make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- rough around the edges: Imperfect or unsophisticated but basically good.
- come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
- to a T: Exactly, perfectly fitting or accurate.
- at least: As a minimum
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- slightly: Only a little
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- furious: Extremely angry
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
- performance: Act of doing something
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- role: Character played by an actor
- occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
- act: To behave in a certain way
- persona: Personality that you project in public
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- atrocious: Extremely bad or cruel
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- cop: Slang for police officer
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- parody: Humorous or satirical imitations of something
- meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
- cadence: (Of music, etc.) pleasing rhythmic flow
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
- trilogy: Series of three connected works
- actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- talk: Style of speaking
- indignation: Feeling of anger because something is unfair
- remake: To arrange or prepare something again
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- playlist: List of musical selections to be performed
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- movie: Motion picture; film
- indie: Short for 'independent' (movies, studios)
- insistence: Continuing demands to do what you ask
- hateful: Making someone feel hatred or dislike
- caesar: Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (- BC)
- superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
- robin: Person's name
- anchorman: Person who presents a news program on TV
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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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