Vocabulary
- dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- tidy up: To clean up your room
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- go down on: To perform oral sex on someone.
- in the refrigerator: Located inside a refrigerator to preserve or chill.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- work out
- stick on: To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- at the ready: Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
- from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- by eye: Estimating or judging something visually, without measuring tools.
- tip up: To (cause to) turn so that one end is higher than the other; overturn.
- on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- run it up: Accumulate or increase an amount, often of costs or debt.
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- chocolate: Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
- bag: Soft container to put things in and carry with you
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- nose: Part of the face used for breathing and smelling
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- white: Person's name
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- vegetable: Plant that is raised and eaten as food
- clean: Completely; entirely
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- refrigerate: To keep food cool to prevent it from spoiling
- wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- finger: One of the five long parts of the hand
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- drying: To remove liquid or water from something
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- couple: To join something to something else
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- piping: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
- pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- zip: To compress digital documents into one file
- dipping: To decrease or lower temporarily
- oval: Being egg-shaped
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- lollipop: Candy on a stick
- toothpick: Small strip of wood, plastic used to clean teeth
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
- gray: Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
- borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
- teardrop: Anything shaped like a falling drop
- grate: To shred food into very small pieces
- snip: To cut using a light movement with scissors
- fondant: Candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
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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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