Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- laid back
- at least: As a minimum
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- pull apart: To separate something into pieces, often forcefully.
- print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- like magic: In a way that is surprisingly easy or sudden.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
- regardless of
- call in: To ask others for help when in need
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- under the counter: Sold secretly and illegally without official approval.
- over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- annoying: To make someone angry
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- receipt: Act of receiving something
- avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
- clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- person: Man, woman or child
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- part: Division of a book
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- annoy: To make someone angry
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- insightful: Displaying clear and deep understanding
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- teeny: Very small
- mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- stingy: Unwilling to spend money or much money
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
- pastrami: Highly seasoned smoked beef
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- meatball: Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or boiled
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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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