Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- doll: Toy looking like a person used for play
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- big: Popular
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- woman: Adult female human being
- football: Round ball kicked by people playing soccer
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- stop: To block or close something
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- happen: To take place or occur
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- kid: Child or young person
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- humour: Quality that makes something funny
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- factor: Something that influences a result
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- suspend: To hang something or someone from something
- analyse: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
- racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
- sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- gif: GIF is an acronym
- watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
- urgh: Sound people make when hurt
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- silverware: Articles made of silver, e.g. table knives/forks
- regimen: Fixed plan of food, sleep, etc.
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
- demonic: Extremely evil or cruel
- gummy: Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum
- horny: Feeling great sexual desire
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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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