Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- on the go: Very busy and active.
- sit down: To take a seat
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- move along: To make progress; advance.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- scrap: To fight with someone
- mad: Very angry
- envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
- precedent: A similar action happening before now
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- license: To give official permission to do something
- rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- bug: To bother someone
- helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- orphan: Child whose parents have died
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- live: To be alive
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- orphanage: Home for children whose parents have died
- diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
- civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
- bass: Type of fish
- plumb: Precisely or exactly
- bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- blaster: Workman employed to blast with explosives
- luckiest: Being the most fortunate
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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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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/21Get ready for some laughs as SpongeBob tries to pass his driving test for the 58th time, with hilarious results! You'll pick up some fun phrases and see how Patrick navigates the world of licenses and boat mobiles, even when things go hilariously wrong.
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