Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- shoot off: To fire a gun or weapon.
- darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
- rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- material: Cloth; fabric
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
- groove: Long line that is cut into a surface of something
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- act: To behave in a certain way
- grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- point: An item to be discussed
- darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- diameter: Distance across the center of an object
- installment: One of many payments you have to make
- wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
- crotch: Area between your legs where they join your body
- hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
- rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
- contestant: Person who participates in a competition
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
- genital: Concerning sexual organs
- tungsten: Heavy grey-white metallic element
- nitrate: Salt or ester of nitric acid
- supersonic: Greater/faster than the speed of sound
- ahold: Able to control yourself when nearly panicking
- dangerously: In a dangerous way; so that someone could be hurt
- whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
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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
A2 Elementary
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