Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
- at least: As a minimum
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- afford: To make available, to provide
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- quit: To leave a job
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- exaggerated: Represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
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- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- plane: An airplane
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- anymore: No longer; no more
- corny: Silly or sentimental, e.g. because old-fashioned
- kid: Child or young person
- dandruff: White scales of skin found in the hair
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
- snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
- workplace: Place where work is done
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
- babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
- ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
- ohhh: Expression showing surprise
- thi: An old -fashioned word for you
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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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