Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
- sit under: To study or receive instruction from someone.
- burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- must learn: Expressing a strong obligation or necessity to acquire knowledge or a skill.
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- going on: To continue doing something
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- at least: As a minimum
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- concise: Being brief and to the point; short
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- master: To gain control over something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- mad: Very angry
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
- eloquent: Able to speak expressively or convincingly
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- tenacious: Not giving up easily
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- grass: To betray someone
- bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- pinto: Spotted or calico horse or pony
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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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Listening, Vocabulary, Comprehension: 7 Advanced Words
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