Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- paper cut: A small cut caused by the edge of a piece of paper.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- go on: To continue doing something
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- baby up: To treat someone with extra care or protectiveness like a baby.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- barely: Only just; just possible
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- couple: To join something to something else
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- point: An item to be discussed
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- level: Specific height of something
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- cardboard: Lightweight paper board
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- duct: Narrow tube carrying a liquid within body or plant
- propeller: Device with blades that move a plane or boat
- spinner: Board with a spinning arrow used in some games
- aero: Of or relating to flying in aircraft
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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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