Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- set up
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- turn off
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- look back: To think about past events
- at school: Present and attending school.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- head off for: To start a journey or leave for a particular destination.
- check out
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- extreme: Very great in degree
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- atmosphere: Air around us
- diverse: Being varied or different from each other
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
- century: Period of 100 years
- collaborative: Working with others to complete a task
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- comfy: In a position that feels just right
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
- petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
- hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- penny: Person's name
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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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