Vocabulary
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- blow: To move something using air
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- sharp: Person's name
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- insanely: In an insane manner
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- shut: To stop being open for business
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- product: Item that can be bought
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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