Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- coming over: To change sides in a discussion
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- work out
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
- claim to fame: A characteristic or achievement someone is famous or known for.
- have to: Must do
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- give it up: To stop trying to do something
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- for shit: Used to say something is of very poor quality or useless.
- come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
- take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- go away: To go on vacation
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- client: Person paying for professional services
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
- decadent: Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
- great: Very good; better than before
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- business: A company formed for making profit
- liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
- payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- robbery: Crime of stealing; an act of robbing
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- heel: Back or end part of something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- rob: Person's name
- come: To arrive at a place
- mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
- fussy: Complaining often; difficult to please
- usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- anymore: No longer; no more
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- pussy: Cat
- championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- bodyguard: Man who escorts and protects some important person
- touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
- gay: Happy and bright
- clipboard: Small writing board with a clip to hold papers
- burger: Bread roll with patty of minced beef inside
- earpiece: Part on a phone you put next to your ear to hear
- hourly: Occurring every hour or payable by the hour
- racially: With respect to race
- nightclub: Place for drinking and dancing at night
- postman: Man who delivers the mail
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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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GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony - Intro & Mission #1 - I luv LC [100%] (1080p)
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