Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- out to lunch: Not paying attention; unaware of what is happening.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- have to: Must do
- off the cuff: Without preparation or advance thought; extemporaneously.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- mental: Concerning the mind
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- introvert: Person who does not like social contact
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- evolve: To develop certain features
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- amount: Quantity of something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- ambivalent: Not sure what you feel about something
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- 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
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- piece: A counter in a board game
- finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- introversion: the quality of being shy and quiet and preferring to spend time alone
- cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
- inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
- checklist: List of tasks and things to be checked
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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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