Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- marinate on: To think carefully about something before making a decision.
- test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
- volunteers to: Offers to do something without being forced or paid.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- write down: To record in writing
- on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
- tv show: A television program.
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- film set: A location, real or constructed, where a film or television show is shot.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- break up
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- express: To send something by fast mail
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- account: An advantage
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- blow: To move something using air
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- important: Having power or authority
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
- person: Man, woman or child
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
- quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- scare: To become frightened
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- supporter: Someone showing they are in favor of a idea, plan
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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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