Vocabulary
- knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- going on: To continue doing something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- catch on: To become popular; start to be used
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- think up: To think of an idea or an excuse
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- at least: As a minimum
- cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- amount: Quantity of something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- couple: To join something to something else
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- creature: Animal of any type
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
- suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
- menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
- fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
- weirdly: In an odd or strange way
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; not sensible
- pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
- overheard: To happen to hear something not meant for you
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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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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