Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- set up
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
- hang with: To spend time with someone.
- go on: To continue doing something
- by George: An old-fashioned exclamation to express surprise or emphasis.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
- tight schedule: A schedule with very little time available; a very busy timetable.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- last summer: The summer before this one.
- have to: Must do
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- ask around: To ask several people for information or advice.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- got to: To arrive at some place
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- leave: To go away from; depart
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- important: Having power or authority
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- public: Owned by the government
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- forbid: To order someone not to do something
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- countryside: Natural open land away from towns
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
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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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