Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- tv show: A television program.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- at least: As a minimum
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- yard work: Outdoor tasks related to maintaining a yard or garden, such as mowing, weeding, and trimming.
- have to: Must do
- word up: An expression of agreement or acknowledgement.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- spot: A certain place or area
- binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- brunch: Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
- butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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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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