Vocabulary
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- have to: Must do
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- pull off: To manage to succeed
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- laugh with: To share a feeling of amusement with someone
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- shed: Small building used for storage
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
- semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- behold: To look at
- peril: Extreme danger or risk
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
- insurmountable: (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
- oath: Promise to do something
- squirt: To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
- toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
- howl: To cry or wail loudly
- serpent: Very big snake
- freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
- sully: To make dirty; soil or tarnish
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- grubby: Dirty; messy
- omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet
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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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