Vocabulary
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
- give back: To return something you borrowed
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- annoying: To make someone angry
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- click: To work well with someone or something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- mad: Very angry
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- brake: Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- like: To want to
- oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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