Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- two halves: Two equal parts of something.
- ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- blow: To move something using air
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- favor: Support or approval from people
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- leave: To go away from; depart
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- reversed: To drive a vehicle backward
- magician: Someone who performs magic tricks
- eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
- spade: One of the two black suits in cards
- heave: To lift or pull something with great effort
- shuffling: To change the order of items/people in a group
- alrighty: Way of saying 'alright'
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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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