Vocabulary
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- have to: Must do
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- revolve around: To have something as a main subject or purpose.
- border on: To be very similar to; come very close to
- group together: To come together in a group; to assemble.
- go on: To continue doing something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- hook up with: To meet or connect with someone.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- move closer: To reduce the distance between two objects or people.
- trouble in: Problems or difficulties existing within a specific place or situation.
- going on: To continue doing something
- experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
- in check: Under control; restrained.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
- make peace: To end a state of conflict or war by agreeing to peaceful terms.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- tv show: A television program.
- paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
- head in the clouds: Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
- deal with
- due to: Because of; owing to
- on my birthday: Referring to the day of one's birth, often used in the context of celebrations or events.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- click: To work well with someone or something
- depth: Distance below a surface
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- master: To gain control over something
- mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- important: Having power or authority
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- wholesome: Good for you; promoting health in a person/thing
- humor: Quality that makes something funny
- maiden: Being the earliest or first
- aura: Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
- enigma: Person or thing that is hard to understand
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- mastermind: To supervise a complex undertaking, crime etc.
- stripper: A performer who takes off clothes to music
- pony: Small young horse
- weirdness: Quality of being unusual and strange
- breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
- earthly: Concerning or belonging to characteristic of earth
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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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