Vocabulary
- splash out: To spend a lot of money freely
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- fork out: To pay a large amount of money, often unwillingly.
- save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- barely: Only just; just possible
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- leave: To go away from; depart
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- fix: Answer to a problem
- renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
- worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
- reluctantly: In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
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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
A2 Elementary
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/10/22Ever wondered how to talk about spending money like a native speaker? Georgie from BBC Learning English is here to help you master essential phrasal verbs like 'fork out' and 'splash out' in everyday money situations! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and learn how to use it in realistic dialogues.
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