Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- check out
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- for my money: In my opinion; according to my judgment.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- serious money: A large or significant sum of money.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- surreal: Concerning surrealism
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- gender: State of being male or female
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- depth: Distance below a surface
- communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
- capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
- business: A company formed for making profit
- convenient: Allowing you to do something with less trouble
- emperor: Man who rules an empire
- ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
- area: Amount of measured space
- luggage: Suitcases and bags
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- price: Person's name
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
- skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
- unsurprisingly: In an expected manner; predictably
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- stagger: To greatly surprise someone
- bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
- hostel: Cheap hotel for young people
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- bedtime: Time you go to bed
- gin: Strong colorless alcohol made from grain
- tatami: Japanese floor matting
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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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