Vocabulary
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- have to: Must do
- bells and whistles: Attractive but often nonessential features; ornamentation.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- little else: Almost nothing more; very few other things.
- count on: To depend on someone
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- across the board: Broad in scope or content
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- rough edges: Uneven or jagged borders or surfaces.
- play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
- check out
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- spot: A certain place or area
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- inherently: As an essential part of
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
- require: To demand that someone does something
- huge: Very very large
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- performance: Act of doing something
- objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sprint: To race or move at full speed
- gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
- protagonist: Main character in a story
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- miniature: Small model of something larger
- greed: Wanting too much of something
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
- dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- area: Amount of measured space
- spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
- infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
- grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
- slit: To make a narrow cut
- turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
- uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
- simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
- pleasantly: In a cheerful manner
- stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
- afar: From far away
- infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
- marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- magically: In a manner that uses or involves magic
- hitman: Criminal hired to kill someone
- rickety: Likely to fall or collapse; shaky
- reload: To put more items for use inside (e.g. bullets)
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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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