Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- valley girl: A stereotypical young woman from the San Fernando Valley in California, characterized as materialistic, superficial, and using a distinctive slang.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at least: As a minimum
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
- has over: To invite someone to your house.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
- on the button: Exactly right; perfectly.
- like: To want to
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- picture: General situation or state of being
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- girl: A female child; a young woman
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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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