Vocabulary
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- has over: To invite someone to your house.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- tv show: A television program.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- go on: To continue doing something
- in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
- in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- have to: Must do
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- role: Character played by an actor
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- fluently: In an able and easy manner
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- act: To behave in a certain way
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
- live: To be alive
- ensemble: Group of things, people working together
- scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
- lasagna: Baked dish of pasta, sauce, meat, vegetables
- vogue: Fashion, a popular item
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- call: A order or request for action
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- derivative: Not from original ideas; from somewhere else
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- duet: Piece of music for two players or singers
- sophistication: Worldliness; experience; stylish taste
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
- lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- knead: To press (dough or clay) to make a uniform mixture
- dame: Title of respect given to a woman
- motherhood: Condition of being a female parent
- tomboy: Girl who behaves in a boyish manner
- transcendental: (Of an experience) very influential; exceptional
- granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter
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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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