Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come up to: To meet expectations
- give it up: To stop trying to do something
- going on: To continue doing something
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- have to: Must do
- in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
- everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- tv show: A television program.
- snow over: To be completely covered by snow.
- out of pocket: Having spent more money than one has received.
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- in the front row: Seated in the first row closest to the front.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
- in under: Located inside and beneath something.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- dude: Form of address for a man
- military: Army or armed forces
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- mandate: To order that something is done
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- row: To move a boat using oars
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
- representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- point: An item to be discussed
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- great: Very good; better than before
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- casually: In an unconcerned manner
- alike: Equally; applied equally to several people/things
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- gangster: Member of a gang of violent criminals
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- congratulate: To say 'well done' to if a good thing happened
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
- chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
- emmy: Annual award for achievements in US 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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