Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- check out
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- off my back: A relief from a burden or worry.
- fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
- breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
- in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
- like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- strike: To hit something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- tranquility: Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- sharp: Person's name
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- staff: Employees of a company
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- great: Very good; better than before
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- bout: A boxing match
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- wizard: Man with magical powers
- summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
- elevate: To make something higher
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- enlighten: To cause someone to understand
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
- battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- hut: Small and simple building
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- barbarian: Person considered wild and uncivilized
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- horde: Large group of people, as one that is frightening
- gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
- magician: Someone who performs magic tricks
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
- deciduous: (Of leaves) falling off during the fall
- trusty: Worthy of trust or belief
- bedtime: Time you go to bed
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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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