Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- make up: To invent or create a story
- sit down: To take a seat
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- drink up: To finish a drink completely.
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- crash out: To go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired.
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- fight tooth and nail: Fight fiercely and with maximum effort to achieve or defend something.
- at least: As a minimum
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- fiddle around: To tinker or waste time doing small unimportant things.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- drink out: To consume all the drinks available at a place.
- from the top: From the beginning.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- shift: To change in position or direction
- financial: Involving money
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mandate: To order that something is done
- hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- altogether: All things considered
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- staff: Employees of a company
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
- greed: Wanting too much of something
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- paramount: More important/significant than all other things
- apron: Clothing to keep clothes clean when cooking
- backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
- olive: Person's name
- toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
- nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
- heyday: Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
- latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- stunk: To smell terrible
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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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