Vocabulary
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- going on: To continue doing something
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- go on: To continue doing something
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- give in: To submit work; hand in
- got to: To arrive at some place
- on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- tremendous: Very good or very impressive
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- convey: To carry or transport something
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- confession: Admission you have done something wrong
- racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- performance: Act of doing something
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
- guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- verge: Brink or threshold
- agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- happen: To take place or occur
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- forget: To not remember something
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- hypnotic: Of or producing hypnosis or a similar condition
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- foreshadow: To be a sign of future events
- overrule: To use your authority to reject a decision, action
- soprano: Pitch range of the highest female voice
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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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