Vocabulary
- set on: To attack
- have to: Must do
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- stick together: To support each other; remain united.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on to: Toward something; forward
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- sit down: To take a seat
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- at least: As a minimum
- go on: To continue doing something
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- left and right: In both the left and right directions.
- in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
- with both hands: Readily and enthusiastically accept something.
- on the flat: Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- set up
- thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- by the minute: Measured or charged according to each minute elapsed.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- lie with: To have sexual intercourse with someone.
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- before dark: At or prior to the time when it gets dark outside.
- pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
- on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- move with: To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- in knots: Very tense or anxious inside; emotionally twisted.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- check out
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
- point: An item to be discussed
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- great: Very good; better than before
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- part: Division of a book
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
- shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
- jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
- gallop: To cause a horse or another animal to run fast
- saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
- iffy: Uncertain; not reliable; unpredictable
- trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
- horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
- bien: (French) good
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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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