Vocabulary

  • check out
  • in deep shit: In very serious trouble or problems.
  • have to: Must do
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • from the first: From the very beginning.
  • stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
  • in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • stick up for: To defend (yourself, someone else)
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • chance on: To find or discover something unexpectedly.
  • roll in: To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
  • throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
  • of all time: The best or most significant in history.
  • blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
  • of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  • coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
  • cast of characters: The actors and roles in a play, film, or other performance.
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
  • silly: Careless
  • screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
  • charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • deep: Complex and important
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
  • roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
  • dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
  • truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
  • fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
  • pussy: Cat
  • monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • bicker: To argue about unimportant things
  • glottal: Concerning or produced by the vocal cords
  • unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
  • fireball: Ball of fire (such as the sun)
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • bicker

      US /ˈbɪkɚ/

      UK /ˈbɪkə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To argue about unimportant things
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    • blend of

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A mixture of different things combined together.
      • A combination of different qualities or elements.
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
      A2
      More
    • cast of characters

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The actors and roles in a play, film, or other performance.
      • A list of the characters in a book or other written work.
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    • chamber

      US /ˈtʃembɚ/

      UK /'tʃeɪmbə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Enclosed space that contains something
      • Large room that is used for official meetings
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    • chance on

      US /tʃæns ɑn/

      UK /tʃɑ:ns ɒn/

      • other
      • To find or discover something unexpectedly.
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    • charge

      US /tʃɑrdʒ/

      UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To run quickly toward someone to attack them
      • To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An attack by running quickly toward someone
      • A price for a service or goods
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • coming of age

      US /ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌv edʒ/

      UK /ˈkʌmɪŋ ɔv eidʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
      • The process of reaching a stage of full development; the transition to prominence or importance.
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • dice

      US /daɪs/

      UK /daɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut food or other things into small pieces
      • Noun (plural)
      • Cubes with dots numbering 1-6 on used in games
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • fireball

      US /ˈfaɪrˌbɔl/

      UK /ˈfaɪəbɔ:l/

      • Noun
      • Ball of fire (such as the sun)
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    • fluency

      US /ˈfluːənsi/

      UK /ˈflu:ənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to do something well and with ease
      • Ability to speak or write a language easily
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    • fog

      US /fɔ:g/

      UK /fɒg/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have water drops on it so you cannot see out
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
      A2
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • from the first

      US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/

      UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/

      • other
      • From the very beginning.
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    • glottal

      US /ˈglɑ:tl/

      UK /ˈglɒtl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or produced by the vocal cords
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hear of

      US /hɪr ʌv/

      UK /hiə ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
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    • horror

      US /ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr-/

      UK /ˈhɒrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • hypothetical

      US /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/

      UK /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
      • Of the nature of a hypothesis; conjectural; provisional.
      • Noun
      • A hypothetical example or case.
      • A hypothetical situation or scenario.
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    • in deep shit

      US /ɪn dip ʃɪt/

      UK /in di:p ʃit/

      • other
      • In very serious trouble or problems.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the game

      US /ɪn ðə ˈɡeɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈɡeɪm/

      • other
      • Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
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    • in trouble

      US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/

      UK /in ˈtrʌbl/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
      • other
      • In serious trouble or difficulty.
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • monster

      US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

      UK /'mɒnstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large frightening imaginary creature
      • Very evil person
      • Adjective
      • Very large
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    • of age

      US /əv eɪdʒ/

      UK /əv eɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
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    • of all time

      US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/

      UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/

      • Adjective
      • The best or most significant in history.
      • Phrase
      • Ever; in all of history.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • pass from

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
      • To be inherited or bequeathed from one person to another.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pussy

      US /ˈpʊsi/

      UK /ˈpʊsi/

      • Countable Noun
      • Cat
      B2
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • roar

      US /rɔr, ror/

      UK /rɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
      • To shout using a loud deep powerful voice
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very loud, deep or hearty laugh
      • A very loud deep powerful shout
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    • roll in

      US /rol ɪn/

      UK /rəul in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
      • To arrive in great quantities.
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    • scene

      US /sin/

      UK /si:n/

      • Noun
      • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
      • View that looks like a picture
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    • screw

      US /skru/

      UK /skru:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cheat someone, as out of money/property
      • To close something by turning it into place
      • Countable Noun
      • Long metal nail with a spiral thread
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    • silly

      US /ˈsɪli/

      UK /'sɪlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Careless
      • Acting funny or playfully
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    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • stay home

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain in one's house or residence.
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick around

      US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /stik əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain in place; not leave or go
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    • stick up for

      US /stɪk ʌp fɔr/

      UK /stik ʌp fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To defend (yourself, someone else)
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • throw out

      US /θro aʊt/

      UK /θrəu aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
      • To put in the garbage; discard
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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    • truce

      US /trus/

      UK /tru:s/

      • Noun
      • Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
      B2TOEIC
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    • unimportant

      US /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔ:rtnt/

      UK /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔ:tnt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having a major effect; not important
      B1
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vulgar

      US /ˈvʌlɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvʌlgə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being rude or socially inappropriate
      B2
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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    US/brev/
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    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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