Vocabulary
- convert to: To change into another form, substance, state, or product.
- on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
- going on: To continue doing something
- next to: Being located along side another
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- advertising: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- assimilate: To adapt and become part of a new culture
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- add: To include as well
- dispense: To distribute, prepare and give out
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- flair: Natural ability to do something well
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- freezing: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- midwest: North central region of the United States
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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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