Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- make some noise: To create a loud sound, often to show excitement or approval.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- in battery: Refers to artillery arranged and ready for use.
- crash and burn: To fail completely and suddenly.
- drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- blow: To move something using air
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- shut: To stop being open for business
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- burn: To destroy with fire
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
- quit: To leave a job
- filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
- formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
- aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- bout: A boxing match
- apology: Saying you are sorry about something
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- fuck: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- secondary: Being of less importance than something else
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
- bulletproof: Not penetrable by bullets
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- madman: Insane person; person you think is stupid or wrong
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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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