Vocabulary
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- have to: Must do
- in plenty: In large amount; more than enough.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- happen on: To find or discover by accident.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- work out
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on time
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
- check out
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- out to lunch: Not paying attention; unaware of what is happening.
- park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- amount: Quantity of something
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- altitude: Height of something above sea level
- leave: To go away from; depart
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- workout: Energetic exercise
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
- alive: Living; not dead
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- elevation: Height of a place
- patchy: Happening or existing irregularly
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- spook: To scare; frighten
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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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