Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- straight shot: A direct route or path.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- one and the same: Exactly the same person or thing.
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- in a heartbeat: Immediately; without hesitation.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
- have to: Must do
- stick it to: To defeat someone, especially someone who is arrogant or powerful.
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- dial down: To reduce the intensity or level of something.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- love: Person's name
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- part: Division of a book
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- model: Being an excellent example of
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- eighth: 8th
- boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- builder: A person who makes buildings
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- maker: Person, company, or object that creates things
- definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- lover: Someone's romantic and often sexual partner
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- land: Region or country
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- fortunate: Having good luck
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
- ornament: An object used to decorate or enhance something
- trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
- phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- damon: Friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (th century BC)
- los: Plural form of 'lo', an exclamation of surprise or wonder.
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
- blast: To attack someone with words
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- bach: Music of Bach
- characterize: To describe the qualities of person, place, thing
- lineup: People arranged by police for identification
- ellen: A female given name, a variant of Helen.
- min: Abbreviation for minute
- heartbeat: Beat of your heart
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
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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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