Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- set up
- going on: To continue doing something
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- movie: Motion picture; film
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- remake: To arrange or prepare something again
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- call: A order or request for action
- billing: To request payment by handing over an invoice
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
- craziness: Insanity; strangeness
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- inaccurate: Not correct, accurate, or true
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- title: Book produced by a publisher
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- murderer: Criminal who intentionally kills someone
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- outer: Far away
- terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- poorly: Badly; not enough; not sufficient
- heroic: Courageous, determined, and worthy of admiration
- adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
- kung
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- fu
- reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
- crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)
- lonesome: Sad because alone
- installment: One of many payments you have to make
- saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
- sidekick: Person often with another more important person
- kidnapping: To take someone and demand money to return them
- downright: Absolute; absolutely
- iteration: Single execution of a repeated set of instructions
- sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
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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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