Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- break up
- whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on rails: Progressing smoothly and correctly as planned.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- check out
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- tiny: Very, very small
- mutual: Shared between two or more people
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- respond: To answer something or someone
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- slam: To criticize sharply
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
- annoy: To make someone angry
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- scoff: To laugh at with contempt and derision
- lotion: Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- crusty: Having a hardened crust as a covering
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- bass: Type of fish
- cheque: Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- jingle: Light ringing sound like metal things being shaken
- ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
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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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