Vocabulary
- head out: To leave a place; depart
- head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- head for the hills: To run away or escape from danger immediately.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- come over to: To visit someone's house
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- check out
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- leave: To go away from; depart
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- stop: To block or close something
- come: To arrive at a place
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- happen: To take place or occur
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- sunny: Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- detailed: Developed or made with great care
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- east: Direction where the sun rises
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- heavily: In a slow, loud manner
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- spot: A certain place or area
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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8 'head' phrasal verbs - head up, head out, head off...
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Halu Hsieh posted on 2013/10/12Ever wondered what 'head up' or 'head out' really mean in English? This video breaks down 8 essential 'head' phrasal verbs with super practical examples you can use today! You'll pick up key phrases for talking about direction and travel, making your conversations flow even more naturally.
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