Vocabulary
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- every man for himself: People must look after their own interests first.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- multiplication tables: A list of multiples for a specific number, used as a tool for learning multiplication.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- have to: Must do
- tee off: To hit a golf ball off tee
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- paper cut: A small cut caused by the edge of a piece of paper.
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- daddy: Another word for father
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- test: To be given a medical examination
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- husband: Married man
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- great: Very good; better than before
- shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
- buy: To believe something; accept
- kid: Child or young person
- call: A order or request for action
- dead: Not alive
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- amaze: To cause wonder; to surprise completely
- diploma: Document certifying graduation
- area: Amount of measured space
- golf: Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
- let: To allow someone to do something
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- champion: Person who fights for or supports strongly
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
- speechless: Temporarily unable to speak, as through shock
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- standardize: To change to make everything the same level
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
- allied: Related by a common purpose or characteristic
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- melee: Confused fight or crowded situation
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- spawn: Product or result of something
- cock: Adult male chicken
- deviate: To do something unusual or different; depart from
- submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
- xy: Normal complement of sex hormones in a male
- superintendent: Person in charge of a department or organization
- tee: Small object used to hit a golf ball from
- minion: Servile dependent; obsequious follower
- designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
- multiplication: Increase in the number of something
- fu
- chick: A baby bird
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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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