Vocabulary
- third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- walk in on: To enter a room or situation unexpectedly, especially when something private or secret is happening.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- amount: Quantity of something
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- respond: To answer something or someone
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- act: To behave in a certain way
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- person: Man, woman or child
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- porn: Short for pornography
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- thriller: Suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- sex: State of being male or female
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- freestyle: When swimmers choose their stroke for a race
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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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