Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
  • go downhill: To gradually decline in quality, health, or condition.
  • for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
  • with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
  • in terms of
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
  • on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
  • bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • check out
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • reuse: To use something again
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • part: Division of a book
  • greatest: Highest in quality
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • unwanted: Not desired
  • music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • darker: Having less light; less light in color
  • bored: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
  • join: To bring something close to another, to become one
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • call: A order or request for action
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
  • completing: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • hurting: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • comic: Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • review: To carefully look at the quality of something
  • death: When someone dies; the end of life
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
  • stupidly: In a manner which is not clever
  • seriousness: State of being serious
  • tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • childish: Typical of a child in being silly or immature
  • attachment: Act of connecting one thing to another
  • flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
  • hint: To suggest without being direct about it
  • soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
  • praise: To express approval of something or someone
  • minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
  • fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
  • premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
  • bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
  • idealistic: Wanting everything to be perfect or good
  • strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • slot: A long narrow opening to put a coin, etc. in
  • dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
  • excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
  • fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
  • formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
  • disillusion: State of having lost belief in or hope
  • wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
  • shove: To roughly push someone or something away
  • downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
  • portray: To play a character in theater or on film
  • wizard: Man with magical powers
  • summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
  • guild: Association of people with same job/interests
  • anime: A form of Japanese animation
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
  • riddled: Infested with; full of (insects, mistakes etc.)
  • overpowered: To control or defeat something or someone by force
  • havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
  • badass: A tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person.
  • armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
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    • animation

      US /ˌænəˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
      • Liveliness or energy in behavior or expression.
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    • anime

      US /ˈænəˌme/

      UK /ˈænɪmeɪ/

      • Noun
      • A form of Japanese animation
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    • arc

      US /ɑrk/

      UK /ɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Smoothly curving line or movement
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend in a smooth curve
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    • armor

      US /ˈɑrmɚ/

      UK /'ɑ:mə/

      • Noun
      • Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something in metal to protect it
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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    • attachment

      US /əˈtætʃmənt/

      UK /əˈtætʃmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of connecting one thing to another
      • File added to an email message
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    • bias

      US /ˈbaɪəs/

      UK /'baɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Preference to believe things even if incorrect
      • A systematic error in a statistical result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • To cause someone to have prejudice
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    • bring out

      US /brɪŋ aʊt/

      UK /briŋ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
      • To nurture and develop or bring out a quality
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    • by no means

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Certainly not; in no way.
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • childish

      US /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Typical of a child in being silly or immature
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    • comic

      US /ˈkɑ:mɪk/

      UK /ˈkɒmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
      • Amusing story told in a series of pictures
      • Adjective
      • Funny; that makes you laugh
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    • complaint

      US /kəmˈplent/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Saying something is wrong and should be changed
      • Official charge against a person by the police
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    • darker

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having less light; less light in color
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
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    • development

      US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

      UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
      • A new event related to a previous event
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    • disillusion

      US /ˌdɪsɪˈluʒən/

      UK /ˌdɪsɪˈlu:ʒn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having lost belief in or hope
      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy someone's belief in something
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    • downhill

      US /ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/

      UK /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

      • Adverb
      • From higher ground to lower ground
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    • dragon

      US /ˈdræɡən/

      UK /ˈdrægən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
      B2
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    • excessive

      US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

      UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is usual or proper
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    • fairy

      US /ˈfɛri/

      UK /'feərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small imaginary being that can do magic
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    • female

      US / ˈfiˌmel/

      UK /'fi:meɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
      • Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
      • Noun
      • A woman or girl.
      • A female animal.
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    • flash

      US /flæʃ/

      UK /flæʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly and briefly
      • To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden and brief appearance of something
      • Light used by a camera to brighten the area
      B1
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    • for some reason

      US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/

      UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/

      • Phrase
      • For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
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    • for the most part

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Generally; mostly; on the whole.
      • Mostly; generally; in most cases.
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    • formula

      US /ˈfɔrmjələ/

      UK /'fɔ:mjələ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A mathematical or scientific rule
      • Plan, rule or method for doing or making something
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    • friendship

      US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
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    • fulfil

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To finish or provide something successfully
      • To make real, to bring into effect
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • go downhill

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually decline in quality, health, or condition.
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    • greatest

      US /'greɪtɪst/

      UK /'greɪtɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Highest in quality
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    • guild

      US /ɡɪld/

      UK /ɡɪld/

      • Countable Noun
      • Association of people with same job/interests
      B2
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • havoc

      US /'hævək/

      UK /ˈhævək/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
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    • hint

      US /hɪnt/

      UK /hɪnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To suggest without being direct about it
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Helpful piece of information
      • Tiny quantity or sign of something
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    • idealistic

      US /aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌaɪdiəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting everything to be perfect or good
      B2
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • inability

      US /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • minor

      US /ˈmaɪnɚ/

      UK /'maɪnə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not so large in size; not important or valuable
      • An interval a half tone smaller than its major
      • Noun
      • Subject studied in college, but not the main one
      • Someone too young to be legally responsible
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • noticeable

      US /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl/

      UK /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
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    • of a lifetime

      US /əv ə ˈlaɪftaɪm/

      UK /əv ə ˈlaɪftaɪm/

      • other
      • Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
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    • on top of that

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
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    • overpowered

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control or defeat something or someone by force
      • (Of smell, taste etc.) to be (too)
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    • portray

      US /pɔ:rˈtreɪ/

      UK /pɔ:ˈtreɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play a character in theater or on film
      • To represent something for artistic purposes
      B2
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    • praise

      US /preɪz/

      UK /preɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express approval of something or someone
      • To express thanks, respect, and love
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Expression of approval of something/someone
      • Expression of thanks, respect, and love
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    • premise

      US /ˈprɛmɪs/

      UK /'premɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
      • A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To base your argument on
      • State or assume as a premise.
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    • reuse

      US /riˈjuz/

      UK /ˌri:'ju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something again
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    • review

      US / rɪˈvju/

      UK /rɪˈvju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carefully look at the quality of something
      • To formally examine something in the military
      • Noun
      • Examination of soldiers and supplies
      • Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
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    • riddled

      US /'rɪdld/

      UK /'rɪdld/

      • Adjective
      • Infested with; full of (insects, mistakes etc.)
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    • seriousness

      US /ˈsɪrɪəsnɪs/

      UK /ˈsɪəriəsnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being serious
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    • shove

      US /ʃʌv/

      UK /ʃʌv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To roughly push someone or something away
      • Noun
      • Rough push on something or someone
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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
      A1
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    • slot

      US /slɑ:t/

      UK /slɒt/

      • Noun
      • A long narrow opening to put a coin, etc. in
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in a small narrow opening
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    • soundtrack

      US /ˈsaʊndˌtræk/

      UK /'saʊndtræk/

      • Countable Noun
      • The songs connected to a movie
      • Musical recording for a movie
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • strip

      US /strɪp/

      UK /strɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
      • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
      • Countable Noun
      • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
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    • stupidly

      US /ˈstjupɪdlɪ/

      UK /'stju:pɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner which is not clever
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • summon

      US /ˈsʌmən/

      UK /'sʌmən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
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    • tail

      US /tel/

      UK /teɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Extended part at the back of an animal's body
      • Noun
      • Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
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    • unwanted

      US /ʌnˋwɑntɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not desired
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    • up against

      US /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/

      • Phrase
      • Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
      • In close proximity or contact with something.
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    • with regard to

      US /wɪð rɪˈɡɑrd tu/

      UK /wið riˈɡɑ:d tu:/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; in relation to.
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    • wizard

      US /ˈwɪzəd/

      UK /'wɪzəd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man with magical powers
      • Adjective
      • Exceptionally good
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    • wreck

      US /rɛk/

      UK /rek/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
      • (Informal) one in poor emotional/physical condition
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ruin something completely
      • To destroy a vehicle, building completely
      B2
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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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