Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- next to: Being located along side another
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- go on: To continue doing something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- at least: As a minimum
- such as: For example; like
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- write down: To record in writing
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- not limited to: Including something but also allowing other things; not restricted to.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- mental: Concerning the mind
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- basis: Main ingredient or part of something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- memorize: To study something so that you remember it
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- audio: Concerning sound
- sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- daily: Happening every day
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- great: Very good; better than before
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- statistically: With respect to statistics
- lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
- silently: In a perfectly quiet way
- goat: Small animal with beard and horns
- messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
- predetermine: To decide or determine ahead of time
- bedtime: Time you go to bed
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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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