Vocabulary
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- down the middle: In or along the center of something.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- have to: Must do
- off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
- straighten out: To resolve a problem or difficulty; to clarify a misunderstanding.
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
- balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
- going on: To continue doing something
- shoot out: A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- on view: Placed where others can see or examine.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- slightly: Only a little
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- amount: Quantity of something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- shift: To change in position or direction
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- steer: A cow
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- altitude: Height of something above sea level
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- stance: A position or opinion stated in public
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
- suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
- traverse: To pass across, over, or through
- compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
- skid: To slide along a surface in an uncontrolled way
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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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