Vocabulary
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- much anticipated: Eagerly awaited; greatly expected.
- on the go: Very busy and active.
- bust out: To escape from a place, especially prison.
- play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
- last summer: The summer before this one.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- black and white
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- pile: Large amount of something
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- predicament: Difficult situation that is hard to get out of
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
- weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- opaque: Hard to see through; cloudy
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- festival: Cultural event with a program of events
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- overdue: Past the date you should do something
- streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
- awhile: For a while; for a short time
- chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- floral: Made of, or decorated with pictures of flowers
- ensemble: Group of things, people working together
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- bloated: To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
- punk: Violent or criminal young man
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
- love: Person's name
- blazer: Type of smart jacket
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- latex: Rubber-like substance, used e.g. for gloves
- beret: Type of brimless soft hat, e.g. worn by soldiers
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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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