Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- check out
- have to: Must do
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- become popular: To start to be liked by many people.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- as intended: In the way that was planned or meant to happen.
- take apart: To break something into pieces, e.g. a radio
- such as: For example; like
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- break up
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- option: A choice
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- procedure: A medical operation
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- part: Division of a book
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
- suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
- duct: Narrow tube carrying a liquid within body or plant
- humorous: Being funny or causing someone to laugh
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- clockwork: Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring
- powerpoint: Software package to make presentations
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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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