Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- sit down: To take a seat
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- going on: To continue doing something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- deal with
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- at least: As a minimum
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- feel the pinch: Experience financial difficulties or economic pressure.
- at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- in a mess: Being in a state of disorder or untidiness.
- in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- set up
- show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- spruce up: To make yourself look tidier and more attractive.
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
- in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
- stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- mind frame: A particular way of thinking; a mental attitude or disposition.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
- kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- man up: To behave in a braver or more resilient way; to face a difficult situation with courage.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- crunch time: A critical period when extra effort is needed.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- all ears: Fully attentive; very interested in hearing what someone has to say.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
- set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
- off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- pinch: A very small amount of something
- delusional: Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- staff: Employees of a company
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- business: A company formed for making profit
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- deep: Complex and important
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- fix: Answer to a problem
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- level: Specific height of something
- fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
- diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
- cauliflower: White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- ray: Person's name
- wood: Person's name
- excellence: Extremely high quality
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
- juicy: (Of a fruit) full of juice
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
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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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