Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- in the shoes of: Considering someone else's situation or feelings.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
- sync up: To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- going on: To continue doing something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
- sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
- material: Cloth; fabric
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- respect: To follow the established rules
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
- invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- tick: To function properly or normally
- relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- impenetrable: Incapable of being penetrated or pierced
- mega: Big; great; large; impressive
- trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- otherworldly: Not belonging to this world; alien; weird
- extravaganza: Large and impressive celebration or event
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- imperialism: Political system in which one country rules others
- daughter: A female child of someone
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- expedient: Appropriate in a situation that requires action
- homeland: Country where you were born
- interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other
- exposition: Public event to display different products
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- martian: Relating to the planet Mars, or to creatures that are believed to come from Mars
- titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
- noisy: Being loud; too much sound
- colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
- believability: Degree to which something is believable
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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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