Vocabulary
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- at least: As a minimum
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
- red: Being the color of blood
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- important: Having power or authority
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- kid: Child or young person
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- map: Diagram showing the geography of an area
- shut: To stop being open for business
- add: To include as well
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- trust: To expect confidently
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- land: Region or country
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- functional: Useful; not just for decoration
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- jargon: Terms and expressions used in a specialist field
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- sue: Person's name
- inbox
- intel: Secret information about the governments of other countries, especially enemy countries
- fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
- outdate: To be older than
- interface: Place where things come together to communicate
- app: Small applications for smartphones
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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