Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- near and dear: Very important and loved; cherished.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- have to: Must do
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- go on: To continue doing something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- in times: During periods or moments of.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- booze: Alcohol; alcoholic drink
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- essence: Most important part or quality of something
- huge: Very very large
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- leave: To go away from; depart
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- insist: To demand that someone do something
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- picture: General situation or state of being
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- penny: Person's name
- come: To arrive at a place
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- pussy: Cat
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- preview: Showing of a movie before public release
- likeness: Similarity; resemblance; portrait
- rightly: In accordance with what is right
- pussycat: Someone who is easygoing and agreeable
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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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