Vocabulary
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in terms of
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- against you: In opposition to you.
- strike against: To take action, especially a strike, in opposition to something.
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- flesh out: To make fuller by adding details to
- going on: To continue doing something
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- wax on: To apply wax to a surface.
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- broken leg: A fracture in one of the bones of the leg.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- rushing down: Going somewhere quickly, especially down a slope or stairs.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- point: An item to be discussed
- long: Person's name
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- kid: Child or young person
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- pat: Person's name
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- movie: Motion picture; film
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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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