Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- give away
- do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
- at least: As a minimum
- in reverse: In the opposite direction.
- at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- with distinction: Achieving a high level of academic or professional success; with exceptional merit.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- going on: To continue doing something
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
- financial: Involving money
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- account: An advantage
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- distinction: Special quality that makes something different
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
- regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
- internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
- alleyway: A narrow street with walls on both sides
- apprehend: To arrest someone
- overtime: Extra time in a sports game
- reed: Person's name
- earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
- penitentiary: Prison for those convicted of major crimes
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
- papa: Another word for father
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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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