Vocabulary
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
- knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- rock up: To arrive somewhere.
- at least: As a minimum
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- going on: To continue doing something
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- make a date: To arrange a specific time and day to meet someone.
- connected with: Related to; associated with.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- on to: Toward something; forward
- hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- person: Man, woman or child
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- condo: Building containing individually owned apartments
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- casserole: Type of food cooked in a round dish; the dish
- backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- removal: Act of getting rid of something completely
- weirdly: In an odd or strange way
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- projector: Machine displaying an enlarged image on a screen
- clothing: Things you wear on your body, e.g. shirt or dress
- knitting: To join or be joined closely together
- barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- neighbourhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
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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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