Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- get cracking: To start doing something quickly or with energy.
- going on: To continue doing something
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- trouble in: Problems or difficulties existing within a specific place or situation.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- piece of cake: (slang) easy to do
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- round out: To complete or improve something by adding what is missing.
- turn on
- rise and shine: A phrase used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed, often in a cheerful way.
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- to the max: To the greatest possible extent or degree.
- know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
- power up: To turn on a device or system; to activate.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- speed up: To move more quickly
- stay back: To remain behind; not approach or advance.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- strength: Condition of being strong
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
- great: Very good; better than before
- land: Region or country
- trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
- dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- battle: Military fight between armies
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- twirl: Turning/spinning quickly, as to show off a dress
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
- deactivate: To stop a machine, service etc. from operating
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
- runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
- slingshot: Loop of leather used as a weapon to throw stones
- superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
- coo: To make a low, soft cry, like a dove
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
- strongman: Man who performs feats of strength at a fair
- gran: Your mother or father's mother
- oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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