Vocabulary
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- have to: Must do
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- pen up: To confine or enclose in a pen or other small space.
- hard to swallow: Difficult to accept or believe as true.
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
- hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
- sit down: To take a seat
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- at least: As a minimum
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- sit: To take an exam
- beautiful: Having dome something well
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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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