Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- check out
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- have to: Must do
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- next to: Being located along side another
- at random
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
- take a piece: To remove a portion of something.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
- replace: To use instead of something else
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- great: Very good; better than before
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- ward: Person's name
- area: Amount of measured space
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
- main: Most important; most often used
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
- northern: In or toward the north
- drool: To show that one likes something a lot
- charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
- nomadic: Living by moving from place to place
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- alleyway: A narrow street with walls on both sides
- hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- daytime: The time of day you can see the sun
- kimono: Long Japanese robe for women
- handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)
- nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs
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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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