Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
- walk out with: To leave a place taking something, often secretly or without permission.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- at least: As a minimum
- zero in: To focus on a target
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- balance it out: To equalize or compensate for something, often to create a sense of fairness or equilibrium.
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- going on: To continue doing something
- lock up: To imprison someone.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- leave: To go away from; depart
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- shut: To stop being open for business
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- great: Very good; better than before
- income: Earned money from work, investments or business
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- cleavage: The narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing that does not cover the top of them
- degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- pony: Small young horse
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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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