Vocabulary
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- deal with
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- go downhill: To gradually decline in quality, health, or condition.
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
- put two and two together: To make a logical conclusion based on facts or clues.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- crash out: To go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- account: An advantage
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- couple: To join something to something else
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- leave: To go away from; depart
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- public: Owned by the government
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
- affectionate: Having or displaying warmth or affection
- province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- cheater: Someone who lies to get what they want
- screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
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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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