Vocabulary
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- start over: To begin again.
- take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- flip out: To become very excited, angry, or lose control.
- track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- going on: To continue doing something
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- round up: To bring together; gather; collect
- box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
- save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
- itching to: Desperate (to do something)
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- off the track: Away from the main subject or correct path.
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- spin out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- out of bounds: Outside the designated playing area in a sport.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- with a twist: In an unexpected or unusual way; with an added element that changes the expected outcome or nature of something.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
- time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
- give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- grind up: To break something into small pieces by crushing it.
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- cruise: To easily achieve
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- leave: To go away from; depart
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- battle: Military fight between armies
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- mount: To attach something to something else
- redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
- bug: To bother someone
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- come: To arrive at a place
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- squirt: To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
- comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- shredder: Device that cuts up confidential documents
- ladybug: US small round bright-colored and spotted beetle
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- yee: The sound made to surprise someone
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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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