Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- rock up: To arrive somewhere.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- latch on: To understand something, often after a period of confusion or delay.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- deal with
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- like a charm: Working perfectly well or successfully.
- works like a charm: To be very effective or successful with little effort.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- got to: To arrive at some place
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- sneak in: To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- booze: Alcohol; alcoholic drink
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- confession: Admission you have done something wrong
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- latch: To tightly attach yourself to something
- staff: Employees of a company
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- shut: To stop being open for business
- person: Man, woman or child
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- inclusive: Covering or including everything
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- socially: As part of a social group
- nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
- dislike: To not like something
- tennis: Game played by hitting a ball over a net
- connector: A device that joins things together
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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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