Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
- on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- see about: To look into or arrange something.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- aside from
- certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- set up
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- click: To work well with someone or something
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- point: An item to be discussed
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
- platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
- badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
- mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
- possum: Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- newt: Small salamander that lives mostly in water
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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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