Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- house hunting: The activity of looking for a house to buy or rent.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- going on: To continue doing something
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- next to: Being located along side another
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
- shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
- baking tray: A flat, typically rectangular metal pan used for baking food in an oven.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- in store: About to happen in the future
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- knock over: To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- plant out: To transplant young plants into soil outdoors.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- stare down: To look at someone in a very direct and forceful way in order to intimidate them or make them feel uncomfortable.
- compared with: In relation to
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- at least: As a minimum
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- prioritize: To rank things in importance
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- area: Amount of measured space
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
- indoor: Located, done, or used inside a building
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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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