Vocabulary
- in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- shaving cream
- going on: To continue doing something
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- run back: To come back
- Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
- over the fence: Beyond a physical or figurative boundary or limit.
- screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
- sit down: To take a seat
- dropping the ball: To make a mistake or error, especially one that causes problems for others.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- player: Machine that plays recorded material
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- easier: Less difficult than
- forget: To not remember something
- white: Person's name
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- new: Not old, recently born, built or made
- baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
- runner: Person whose job it is to deliver messages
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- Double: Person that is exactly like someone else
- glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- coach: Large, comfortable bus
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- hitter: Someone who hits (usually a ball in sports)
- exiting: To leave a certain place
- deep: Complex and important
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- consider: To think carefully about something
- casually: In an unconcerned manner
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- entertain: To receive someone as a guest
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- northwest: Being between west and north
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- shaving: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
- southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
- pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- manual: Done by hand (not machine)
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- swinging: To move something in a back and forth motion
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
- retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
- batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
- deflection: Action of making move in a different direction
- entirety: State of being complete
- illuminate: To supply light to something
- ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
- lunge: To thrust or reach forward with a sudden motion
- muppet
- awry: Go awry to go wrong; not go as planned
- par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
- dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
- mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
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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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