Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- draft in: To bring in people for help, especially temporarily or urgently.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- have to: Must do
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
- the more the merrier: More people involved makes something more enjoyable.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- check out
- tv show: A television program.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- barely: Only just; just possible
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- annoying: To make someone angry
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- exotic: Being very different or unusual
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- spike: The top point in a graph
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- agony: Great pain or suffering
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- demonstration: Open showing of emotion
- amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- act: To behave in a certain way
- caption: Explanation written next to a picture in a book
- draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
- pal: Friend
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- central: Being in the middle
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- whack: To hit someone or something with great force
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- sue: Person's name
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- durian: Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind; huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- long: Person's name
- forget: To not remember something
- socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
- slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
- pry: To try to find out about others' private business
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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