Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- speed dial: A function on a telephone that allows you to dial a stored number by pressing only one or two buttons.
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- regardless of
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
- settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- break with: To end a relationship or association.
- at the tail: At the end or last position in a line or group.
- check out
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- tiny: Very, very small
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- trend: Current style or fashion
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- gaze: Direction you are looking
- gooey: Soft and sticky
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- caramel: Brown, chewy candy
- relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- virtuous: Having moral goodness
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
- gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
- funky: Offbeat; fashionable
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
- elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- trance: Daydreaming state; unaware state
- mint: Candies with the taste of mint
- separately: Not with another person or thing
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- mill: Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- salty: Containing or tasting like salt
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- fudge: Soft sweet made from butter and milk
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- love: Person's name
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
- chocolate: Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- pretzel: Glazed and salted cracker in the shape of a knot
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- sadly: In a way that makes you sad; unfortunately
- creme: (Cookery) cream
- skittle: A pin for a British bowling game
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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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