Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
- have to: Must do
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
- lazy good-for-nothing: A person who is lazy and does not do anything useful.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
- as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- buy up: To buy all of something for sale
- wide of the mark: Not accurate or correct; far from the intended point.
- for instance: As an example.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- bend down: To bend your body toward the floor
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- become of: To happen or become the result of something.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- at last: Finally; after a long delay.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- sing out: To sing loudly and clearly.
- in tune: Agreeing in pitch; agreeing in opinion
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- stroke of luck: A sudden and unexpected piece of good fortune.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
- fill up
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- left out: To forget; omit
- against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- stay together: To remain in a relationship or partnership.
- look back: To think about past events
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- come away with: To have a particular feeling or impression after an event or experience.
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- black eye: A bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow.
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- chop down: To cut something with an axe
- farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- stop: To block or close something
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- love: Person's name
- milk: White liquid produced by females to feed babies
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- queen: Person's name
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- happen: To take place or occur
- castle: Large defensive building in historical times
- mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- prince: Person's name
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- smelly: Having an unpleasant odor or smell
- land: Region or country
- handsome: A large amount or quantity
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- due: When something is required or expected
- silly: Careless
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
- beanstalk: Stem of a bean plant
- harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
- ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
- axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- dunce: Someone not good at school subjects
- brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
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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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