Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- blood red: A very dark or vivid red color similar to the color of blood.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- at least: As a minimum
- turn off
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- tiny: Very, very small
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- legit: As recognized by the law
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
- aid: To help others and provide things
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- puddle: Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
- part: Division of a book
- scared: To become frightened
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- torment: Great mental or physical pain
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- haunted: Not able to forget something terrible in the past
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
- ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
- handicap: Disadvantage preventing you from making progress
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
- startled: To give someone a shock or surprise
- spitting: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- bystander: Someone who happens to see an event
- silently: In a perfectly quiet way
- sever: To cut off
- slapped: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
- spat: A small fight or disagreement
- goblet: Large wine glass with a tall stem
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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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