Vocabulary
- bottle up: To deliberately not show a strong feeling or emotion.
- fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- be: Being
- working: To bring into a specific state of success
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- sung: To make musical sounds with your voice
- picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
- stop: To block or close something
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- shut: To stop being open for business
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- kid: Child or young person
- anymore: No longer; no more
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- act: To behave in a certain way
- camel: Large desert animal with a long neck and hump(s)
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- whack: To hit someone or something with great force
- pron: (Slang) Pornography.
- yo: YO is an acronym
- groovy: Fashionable; attractive; cool in a fashionable way
- dawg: A male friend or acquaintance; a fellow
- superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- squish: To walk through mud or puddles
- cia: Central Intelligence Agency; the US federal agency responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence.
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- elaine: A female given name, derived from French.
- notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
- mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
- hahaha: An expression of amusement or laughter.
- piss: To be angry
- yay: A way of saying yes
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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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