Vocabulary
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- ball out: To spend a lot of money extravagantly; to live lavishly.
- in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
- with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- movie: Motion picture; film
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- late: At a time after the expected time
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- unnoticed: Without being seen or noticed
- dreamer: A person who escapes into a world of fantasy
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- wildly: In an uncontrolled manner; very; strongly
- furthest: Being the greatest distance in space or time
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- amazingly: In a surprising and pleasing manner
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- thriller: Suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
- occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
- employer: Person or company that hires workers
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
- chilling: To make something cold, e.g. a drink
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
- stimulating: Arousing activity, interest, or the senses
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
- critically: As part of the process of judging something
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- exception: Something different or not included
- outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- respective: Belonging to each of two or more persons or things
- accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
- acclaimed: To give strong or public praise to
- flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
- recreate: To make a past situation exist again
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- portrayal: Actor's representation of a character
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
- utopian: Being like an ideal society
- quirk: Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
- weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- lone: Being alone or the only one; single
- lush: Someone who is often drunk
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
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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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