Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- pull a fast one: To trick or deceive someone successfully.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- dude: Form of address for a man
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- presume: To assume that something is true till proven false
- sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- indistinct: Not clearly defined; not easy to see or hear
- munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- raindrop: Drop of rain
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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