Vocabulary
- team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- going on: To continue doing something
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- bad: Not good; wrong
- particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
- exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
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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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English Expressions: three-word phrasal verbs
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Ashley Chen posted on 2014/09/07Ever get tripped up by those tricky three-word phrasal verbs? This video breaks down common ones used in the workplace and daily conversations, making them super easy to understand and use yourself! You'll pick up tons of practical vocabulary and grammar tips that will boost your fluency instantly.
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