Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- go away: To go on vacation
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- have to: Must do
- beefing up: To be made stronger and stronger
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- zero out: To reduce a value or amount to zero.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- X out: To mark something with an 'X' to indicate removal or cancellation.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- take it away: To remove something.
- tree: Tall green plants in a forest
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- dancing: Moving in a series of steps in time to music
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- lit: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- boring: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- love: Person's name
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- go: To attend or be at a place
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- voice: Ability to sing well
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- careless: Not being careful
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- burn: To destroy with fire
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
- oddly: In an unusual manner
- eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- gibberish: Unintelligible talking
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- puff: To breath in and out quickly
- smartphone: A telephone that has applications
- chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
- app: Small applications for smartphones
- dude: Form of address for a man
- googly: Cricket ball bowled with a lot of spin
- whimper: To make a quiet crying sound
- hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
- hella: Very; extremely.
- teleport: To transport through dematerialization
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
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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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