Vocabulary
- on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- have to: Must do
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- count down: To say numbers in order from say 10 to 1
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- as useful: Equally useful; to the same degree of usefulness.
- natural talent: An innate or inborn aptitude or skill.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- spot: A certain place or area
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- beam: To send out information, signals, or light
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- conform: To agree or be compatible with something else
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- special: Being additional or extra
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- preposterous: Very foolish or silly; ridiculous
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
- haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
- canon: General rule of how to behave or do things
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- papa: Another word for father
- piccolo: Small flute
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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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