Vocabulary
- in flames: Burning fiercely
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rumors fly: Rumors are rapidly and widely circulated.
- turn the tables: To reverse a situation, gaining an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- convey: To carry or transport something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
- account: An advantage
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- click: To work well with someone or something
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- gossip: To talk about others' private lives
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- replace: To use instead of something else
- blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- usage: Amount something is used
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- swift: Quick
- maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- ray: Person's name
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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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