Vocabulary

  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
  • have to: Must do
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • come down to: To become in the end a matter of
  • look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
  • get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
  • down the hatch: An expression used before swallowing food or drink.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • out of the way: Remote; isolated.
  • carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • talking head: A person who appears on television or in a video giving information and opinions, often shown only from the shoulders up.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
  • vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
  • supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
  • excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
  • avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
  • comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
  • couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
  • premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
  • spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
  • shove: To roughly push someone or something away
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
  • assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
  • hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
  • drizzle: Light rain
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
  • season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
  • gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
  • shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • piss: To be angry
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • cider: Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • gummy: Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum
  • bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
  • shack: Small often wooden building that is not well made
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
  • twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
  • sweetener: An added extra to make someone agree to something
  • bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
  • mama: A mother
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • assistant

      US /əˈsɪstənt/

      UK /əˈsɪstənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who helps another, usually as a job
      • Adjective
      • (Person) helping another, usually as a job
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • avocado

      US /ˌævəˈkɑ:doʊ/

      UK /ˌævəˈkɑ:dəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
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    • bikini

      US /bɪˈkini/

      UK /bɪ'ki:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Two-piece swim suit for women
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    • bull

      US /bʊl/

      UK /bʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; untrue or foolish statements
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    • carry on

      US /ˈkæri ɑn/

      UK /ˈkæri ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
      • To continue or keep doing something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue doing something
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    • chop

      US /tʃɑp/

      UK /tʃɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
      • To hit someone with your hand
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
      • Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
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    • chuck

      US /tʃʌk/

      UK /tʃʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw carelessly or casually
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • cider

      US /ˈsaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈsaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
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    • closet

      US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/

      UK /'klɒzɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • come down to

      US /kʌm daʊn tu/

      UK /kʌm daun tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become in the end a matter of
      • To be passed on to someone as an inheritance.
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    • comfortable

      US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • couch

      US /kaʊtʃ/

      UK /kaʊtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formulate in a particular style or language
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sofa; settee
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • cucumber

      US /ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/

      UK /ˈkju:kʌmbə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
      • A long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, typically eaten raw in salads or pickled.
      • Adjective
      • Having the flavor or scent of cucumber.
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    • down the hatch

      US /daʊn ðə ˈhætʃ/

      UK /daun ðə ˈhætʃ/

      • other
      • An expression used before swallowing food or drink.
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    • drawer

      US /ˈdrɔɚ/

      UK /drɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
      • An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
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    • drip

      US /drɪp/

      UK /drɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
      • Sound made by drops of liquid falling
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of liquid) to fall in drops
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    • drizzle

      US /'drɪzl/

      UK /ˈdrɪzl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light rain
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    • excuse

      US /ɪkˈskjuz/

      UK /ɪk'skju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
      • To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
      • Noun
      • Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
      • Reason why you did or didn't do something
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • get it together

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To organize your life and become more responsible.
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • gum

      US /ɡʌm/

      UK /ɡʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or stick with adhesive
      • Noun
      • Adhesive material used to stick things together
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    • ham

      US /hæm/

      UK /hæm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act really badly (on stage)
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    • hand up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • hatch

      US /hætʃ/

      UK /hætʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be born or come out from an egg
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be born or come out from an egg
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • honestly

      US /ˈɑnɪstli/

      UK /ˈɒnɪstli/

      • Adverb
      • With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
      • Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
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    • in the closet

      US /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzət/

      UK /in ðə ˈklɒzət/

      • other
      • Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • look for

      US /lʊk fɔr/

      UK /luk fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find a thing or person that is lost
      • To expect or anticipate something.
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • mama

      US /ˈmɑmə/

      UK /'mæmə/

      • Noun
      • A mother
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • out of the way

      US /aʊt ʌv ði we/

      UK /aut ɔv ðə wei/

      • Adjective
      • Remote; isolated.
      • No longer obstructing or hindering.
      • Phrase
      • Not obstructing or impeding progress; in a position where one does not cause an obstruction.
      • Completed; finished; no longer needing attention.
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • premiere

      US /prɪˈmɪr/

      UK /ˈpremieə(r)/

      • Noun
      • First performance of a show, film, play in public
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a first public performance.
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
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    • purse

      US /pɚs/

      UK /pɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small bag for carrying money and other things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make your lips into a kiss shape
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • scrape

      US /skrep/

      UK /skreɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
      • To move roughly across the surface of something
      • Noun
      • Bad or unpleasant incident
      • Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • shack

      US /ʃæk/

      UK /ʃæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small often wooden building that is not well made
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    • shake

      US /ʃek/

      UK /ʃeɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause someone to be surprised or upset
      • To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
      • Countable Noun
      • Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
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    • shove

      US /ʃʌv/

      UK /ʃʌv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To roughly push someone or something away
      • Noun
      • Rough push on something or someone
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    • spinach

      US /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/

      UK /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
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    • splash

      US /splæʃ/

      UK /splæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw water or liquids in many directions
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of throwing water in various directions
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    • supplement

      US /ˈsʌpləmənt/

      UK /'sʌplɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Added extra to support or make something complete
      • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra to support or make something complete
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    • sweetener

      US /ˈswitnɚ/

      UK /ˈswi:tnə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An added extra to make someone agree to something
      • Something added to foods to make them sweeter
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • talking head

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who appears on television or in a video giving information and opinions, often shown only from the shoulders up.
      • A corporate spokesperson or representative who is frequently interviewed or featured in media appearances.
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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
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    • towel

      US /ˈtaʊəl/

      UK /ˈtaʊəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used for drying things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dry something or yourself using a towel
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    • twinkle

      US /ˈtwɪŋkəl/

      UK /ˈtwɪŋkl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shine with a flickering gleam of light
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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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    • vinegar

      US /ˈvɪnɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvɪnɪgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
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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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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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