Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- go on: To continue doing something
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- sit down: To take a seat
- after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
- by day: During the daytime; not at night.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
- look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- look in on: To check the condition of someone or something
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
- next to: Being located along side another
- clean house: To remove unwanted people or things; make major changes.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
- have off: To have free time from work or duties.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- work out
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- light work: A task that is easy to do.
- at least: As a minimum
- on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
- out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- look back: To think about past events
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- on time
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- ache: To want something very badly
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- convenient: Allowing you to do something with less trouble
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- suitable: Right for a particular purpose or occasion
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- smell: To have a particular odor
- upstairs: On a floor above
- badminton: Sport in which a shuttlecock is hit over a net
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
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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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