Vocabulary
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- have to: Must do
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- eat out: To eat at a restaurant
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- tag along: To accompany someone, especially when uninvited or not needed.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- space out: To become distracted or inattentive; to lose focus.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- black out: To faint; to become unconscious
- sit down: To take a seat
- walk down: To walk along or down something.
- do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
- request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
- comfy: In a position that feels just right
- length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- great: Very good; better than before
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- spacious: Open and easy to move in
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- area: Amount of measured space
- patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- decaf: A coffee or tea with the caffeine removed
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- concierge: (French) caretaker of apartments or a hotel
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- hairdryer: A device that blows hot air to dry wet hair
- spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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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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