Vocabulary
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- fool around: To waste time by behaving in a silly way
- take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
- high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- have on: To be wearing something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- check out
- in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
- break apart: To separate into pieces; disintegrate.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- silly: Careless
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
- click: To work well with someone or something
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- act: To behave in a certain way
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
- sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
- great: Very good; better than before
- mere: Just enough of something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- seductive: Having the ability to attract someone sexually
- bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
- part: Division of a book
- ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
- ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
- angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
- robin: Person's name
- marshall: Person's name
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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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