Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- look back: To think about past events
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- on command: Immediately when told to do something.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
- first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
- bring back: To cause to remember
- scrape by: To manage to live on very little money.
- by the skin of your teeth: To narrowly escape or succeed at something.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- interact with
- at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- go on: To continue doing something
- dude up: To dress stylishly or smartly.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- write down: To record in writing
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- book on: A book about a particular subject.
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- due: When something is required or expected
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- click: To work well with someone or something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- public: Owned by the government
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
- tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- skate: Flat sea fish
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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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