Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- going on: To continue doing something
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- sit down: To take a seat
- zoom in on: To adjust a camera or lens to make a subject appear closer.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- set up
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- in session: Actively meeting or conducting business.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- turn off
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- break up
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- in style: Fashionable; popular
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- check out
- first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- tie off: To secure a rope or line by fastening it to a fixed point.
- in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- help out: To assist someone
- clean house: To remove unwanted people or things; make major changes.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
- favor: Support or approval from people
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- leave: To go away from; depart
- mad: Very angry
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- poop: Feces
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
- great: Very good; better than before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- pee: To urinate
- live: To be alive
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
- counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
- swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'
- motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
- doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
- mic: Short for 'microphone'
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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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