Vocabulary
- dating apps: Mobile applications designed to facilitate online dating and connections between individuals seeking romantic relationships.
- meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
- going on: To continue doing something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- the grass is always greener: People think others have better situations than their own.
- red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- option: A choice
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- entertain: To receive someone as a guest
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- act: To behave in a certain way
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- point: An item to be discussed
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- person: Man, woman or child
- mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- grass: To betray someone
- hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
- tinder: Material for starting a fire
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- bumble: To be confused, in either a movement or in speech
- typewriter: Machine you tap keys on to print letters on paper
- delete: To remove or erase something
- bagel: Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll
- greener: Environmentally friendly
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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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