Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- going on: To continue doing something
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- sit down: To take a seat
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- extreme: Very great in degree
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- huge: Very very large
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- public: Owned by the government
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- fill: To make something full
- companionship: Good feeling from being with someone else
- person: Man, woman or child
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
- connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
- loneliest: The saddest because apart from other people
- cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2024/09/14Ever wondered why more people are dining solo these days? This video dives into the fascinating trend of solo dining, exploring restaurant insights from experts at Columbia Business School and OpenTable. You'll pick up practical vocabulary for discussing dining habits and cultural trends!
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