Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- go south: To travel or move towards the south.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- make contact with: To initiate communication with someone.
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
- anything goes: There are no rules or restrictions; anything is acceptable or possible.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- blast: To attack someone with words
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- option: A choice
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- alive: Living; not dead
- great: Very good; better than before
- person: Man, woman or child
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- mark: Person's name
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- exclaim: To say or shout something suddenly
- mutiny: Rebellion against their officers by sailors, etc.
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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