Vocabulary
- in the cards: Likely or expected to happen in the future.
- have to: Must do
- no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- invitation: When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
- person: Man, woman or child
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- business: A company formed for making profit
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- iffy: Uncertain; not reliable; unpredictable
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- someplace: In or at or to some place
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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