Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- check on: To check that things are OK, correct
- call up: To require someone to join the army
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- deal with
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- on to: Toward something; forward
- double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- off camera: Not being filmed or recorded.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- pull out all the stops: To make every possible effort to achieve something.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- couple: To join something to something else
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
- public: Owned by the government
- neurotic: Worrying in an unhealthy, unreasonable way
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- shut: To stop being open for business
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- dental: Concerning the teeth
- dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- silently: In a perfectly quiet way
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- archery: Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
- scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
- boogie: To dance to fast popular music
- glaucoma: Damage to the nerves in the eye causing blindness
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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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