Vocabulary
- taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- take it easy
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- in a flash: Extremely quickly; instantaneously.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- shake out: To empty something by shaking it.
- in your dreams: Used to say something is very unlikely or impossible.
- saved by the bell: Rescued at the last possible moment.
- turn off
- have to: Must do
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
- on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
- cue up: To prepare or line up something to start immediately after another.
- million pieces: A very large number of individual items or components.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- business: A company formed for making profit
- trust: To expect confidently
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- part: Division of a book
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- hive: Place that has a lot of activity in it
- assimilate: To adapt and become part of a new culture
- unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
- dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
- unify: To bring or join together into one
- cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly
- unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- nipple: Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
- reconnect: To connect again
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
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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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