Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- make up: To invent or create a story
- look back: To think about past events
- back then: At that time in the past.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- going on: To continue doing something
- for all that: Despite that; even though.
- amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think back: To recapture the past
- to some extent: Partially; not completely.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
- in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- barely: Only just; just possible
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- anymore: No longer; no more
- repay: To do in return for something done for you
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
- finality: Quality of being final or definitely settled
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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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