Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- charged with: To be officially accused of something
- pay out: To finish paying a debt
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- check out
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- decade: Period of 10 years
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- blow: To move something using air
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
- aid: To help others and provide things
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
- sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
- click: To work well with someone or something
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
- probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
- spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
- whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
- cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
- infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
- ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- famous: Excellent
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- hypothetically: In a hypothetical way; as an example
- psychedelic: Having very bright contrasting colors and shapes
- grove: Small group of trees giving pleasant shade
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- manly: Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong
- fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
- techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance
- teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
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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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10 CONSPIRACY THEORIES that turned out to be TRUE!
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