Vocabulary
- break out
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- have to: Must do
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- snap to: To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- for instance: As an example.
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look back: To think about past events
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- step out: To go outside for a short time
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
- grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
- write down: To record in writing
- on command: Immediately when told to do something.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- for all that: Despite that; even though.
- check out
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- point: An item to be discussed
- transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
- worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
- clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
- thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
- livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
- imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
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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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