Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
- sneak out: To leave a place secretly, usually without permission.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- going on: To continue doing something
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- look back: To think about past events
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- sub in: To replace someone temporarily, especially in sports.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- call it a night: To stop what you are doing for the rest of the night.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- in good hands: Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- gun for: To deliberately target or criticize someone persistently.
- the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- respect: To follow the established rules
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- shut: To stop being open for business
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
- backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- goat: Small animal with beard and horns
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
- lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
- cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
- jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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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
A2 Elementary
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