Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
- feed on: To eat a particular food.
- ice up: To become covered with ice; to freeze over.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- deal with
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- have to: Must do
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- sit down: To take a seat
- go away: To go on vacation
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
- ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- big: Popular
- swam: To move through water by moving parts of the body
- picture: General situation or state of being
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- sit: To take an exam
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- snow: Person's name
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- forest: Large area with many trees
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- piece: A counter in a board game
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
- balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- dead: Not alive
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
- ship: Large boat
- losing: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- disappearing: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- cod: Type of large fish that is often eaten
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
- icy: Very cold; with frozen water on it, or in it
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
- publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
- safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
- aah: Something you shout when you are hurt
- starry: Full of stars or celebrities
- underside: Lower side of anything
- glacier: Very large river of ice moving down a mountain
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
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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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