Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on sale: Available at a reduced price
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- for instance: As an example.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- pay back: To return money or a favor
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- cut on: To switch on; to activate (a device or light).
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- check out
- got to: To arrive at some place
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- instance: An example of something; case
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- account: An advantage
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- steer: A cow
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- leave: To go away from; depart
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- manual: Done by hand (not machine)
- piece: A counter in a board game
- receipt: Act of receiving something
- modify: To make minor change to something
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- automatic: Done without conscious thought
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- product: Item that can be bought
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- discount: To consider to be not important or not true
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
- warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
- necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
- debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
- visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
- ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
- marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- polo: Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/08/10Ever felt lost in an English-speaking store? This video is your ultimate guide to mastering shopping vocabulary, from asking about sales and discounts to understanding payment methods and return policies! You'll pick up essential phrases for everyday shopping that will make you feel confident and prepared, no matter where you are.
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