Vocabulary
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- have to: Must do
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
- huge: Very very large
- ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
- gigantic: Extremely large
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- translate: To change something into a different state
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- rank: To rate or class things
- cab: A taxi
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- proactively: So as to head off anticipated future problems
- showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- kid: Child or young person
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- recreate: To make a past situation exist again
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- termination: Act of aborting an unborn child
- reverb: A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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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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