Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- stop: To block or close something
- running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- picture: General situation or state of being
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- slowly: In an unhurried or not speedy manner
- price: Person's name
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- mark: Person's name
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- dead: Not alive
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- history: Established pattern or record
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- nuisance: A troublesome or annoying person or thing
- proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
- terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- squad: A sports team
- relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- fuck: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
- menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
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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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