Vocabulary
- help out: To assist someone
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- bow to: To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- keep it up: To continue doing something well
- cut on: To switch on; to activate (a device or light).
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
- posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- gothic: With mysterious/frightening events, as in a castle
- fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
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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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