Vocabulary
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
- right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- knock out: To hit and make unconscious
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
- first shot: The first attempt at doing something.
- fill up
- beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- have to: Must do
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- go away: To go on vacation
- around the corner: Very near; close by.
- keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
- for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- battle: Military fight between armies
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
- red: Being the color of blood
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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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