Vocabulary
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- bump into: To meet someone accidentally
- put a name: To identify or recall the name of someone or something.
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- in short order: Very quickly; without delay.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- climb into: To get into or onto something by climbing.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- next to: Being located along side another
- for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- on to: Toward something; forward
- talk shit: To say negative or untrue things about someone or something, often behind their back; to gossip maliciously.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
- fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
- rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- idealism: Belief in following high standards or principles
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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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