Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- crack up: To suddenly burst out laughing
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- trouble in: Problems or difficulties existing within a specific place or situation.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- ink cartridge: A container that holds ink for use in a printer.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- have to: Must do
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- like a hawk: Watching carefully and attentively, very alert.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- going on: To continue doing something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- dread: To await with great fear
- texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- blast: To attack someone with words
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- dozen: 12 people or things
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
- calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- truth: Real facts about something
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
- glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- sugary: Too sweet; insincere
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- kid: Child or young person
- close: Almost; near
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- aftertaste: The taste remaining in your mouth after eating
- lineup: People arranged by police for identification
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
- handkerchief: Small cloth used for wiping your nose
- chemically: By means of a chemical process
- hangout: Frequently visited place
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
- fritter: To spend time, money in a wasteful, unwise manner
- nib: Writing point of a pen
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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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