back then
US
UK
- Phrase
- At that time in the past.
A1Morecareless
US /ˈkɛrlɪs/
UK /'keələs/
- Adjective
- Not being careful
A2Morecarry on
US /ˈkæri ɑn/
UK /ˈkæri ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- To continue or keep doing something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue doing something
A1Moresmell
US /smɛl/
UK /smel/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a particular odor
- Transitive Verb
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Morestumble
US /ˈstʌmbəl/
UK /'stʌmbl/
- Noun
- Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- Act of tripping and almost falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
- To trip and almost fall
B1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1More
Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- back then: At that time in the past.
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- smell: To have a particular odor
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- love: Person's name
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- careless: Not being careful
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
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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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