Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- go on: To continue doing something
- off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- shying away: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- deep: Complex and important
- gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- thunder: Loud sound
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- dick: Someone who is a detective
- hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
- distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
- sum: Amount when all is added together; total
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- mark: Person's name
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- slurp: To drink noisily
- honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- breathing: To move air into and out of your lungs
- snort: To force air noisily through the nose
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- fuck: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- hum: To make a constant low sound
- squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
- hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- marlin: Large long-jawed oceanic sport fish
- ohh: Expression showing surprise
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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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