Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- have to: Must do
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- move with: To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- switch up: To change or alternate something.
- as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- pop off: To leave a place, usually for a short time.
- by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
- bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- fall through: (Of plans, arrangements etc.) to fail to happen
- pass by: To go past someone or something.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- go through the motions: Perform actions without real enthusiasm or interest.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- walk back: To retract or reverse a previous statement or position.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- check out
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
- datum: Item of factual information
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
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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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