Vocabulary
- see through: To realize the truth about
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- mix up: To put various things together so they become one
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- join in
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- tv show: A television program.
- go on: To continue doing something
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- race course: A track or ground where races are held, especially for horses.
- halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
- off the mark: Inaccurate; not correct.
- for instance: As an example.
- swap over: To exchange places or positions with someone else.
- stand over: To watch or supervise others closely, like a boss
- touch on: To briefly discuss
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- got the idea: Understood something.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- bottle out: To decide not to do something because of fear or lack of confidence.
- next to: Being located along side another
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- hop up: To jump or climb onto something.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- look back: To think about past events
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- spike: The top point in a graph
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- demonstration: Open showing of emotion
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- leave: To go away from; depart
- point: An item to be discussed
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
- uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
- blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- tabletop: Top horizontal work surface of a table
- kb: Kilobyte; unit of information equal to 1024 bits
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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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