Vocabulary
- look back: To think about past events
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- have to: Must do
- work out
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- at least: As a minimum
- roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at school: Present and attending school.
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have on: To be wearing something.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
- of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- clock out: To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- sit down: To take a seat
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- miserable: Very unhappy
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- valuable: Being useful or important
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- cringe: To crouch or move back suddenly, as in fear
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- piece: A counter in a board game
- audio: Concerning sound
- quit: To leave a job
- slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
- toolkit: A set of hand tools, e.g. drivers and spanners
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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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