Vocabulary
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- the bee's knees: Something or someone considered the best or excellent.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- slap on the wrist: A mild or lenient punishment or warning.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- such as: For example; like
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- forgotten: To not remember something
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- waiting: To delay or not do something until later
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- door: You walk through this when you go in a room
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- special: Being additional or extra
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- cent: 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- rob: Person's name
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- dusty: (Of a color) having a slightly grayish hue
- fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- strength: Condition of being strong
- resourceful: Able to find ways to cope with difficult times
- robbery: Crime of stealing; an act of robbing
- appropriately: In a manner suitable for a specific situation
- wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
- privileged: Having advantages given to only certain people
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- helpless: Lacking in or without strength or power
- whereabouts: Location of a person or thing
- uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- intent: Having a fixed purpose or intention; not deviating
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- pat: Person's name
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- flicker: To move waveringly, e.g. like a flame
- ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
- autograph: Signature of a famous person
- nefarious: Extremely wicked
- puke: (Informal) to vomit; be sick
- heed: To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
- evade: To avoid being captured; avoid answering
- crow: Large black bird
- slay: To kill violently
- ignite: To catch fire
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
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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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