Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at school: Present and attending school.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
- go away: To go on vacation
- clear off: To leave a place quickly and suddenly
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
- get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- green salad: A salad consisting primarily of green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, or arugula.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- next to: Being located along side another
- look on the bright side: Try to find the positive aspect in a bad situation.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- set off: To start a journey
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- tie to: To connect or link something to something else.
- at least: As a minimum
- for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- at the moment: At this time; now
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- address: Exact street location of a place
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- leave: To go away from; depart
- quarter: 25 cents
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
- great: Very good; better than before
- cheek: The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- apex: Highest point (of something); peak
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stalker: Someone obsessively following/watching a person
- upstairs: On a floor above
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
- skirt: To go around the edge of an area
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- jaguar: Large wild cat of Central and South America
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- drake: Male duck
- goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)
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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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