Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- plug in
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- at least: As a minimum
- as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- look back: To think about past events
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- file with: Submit important papers or documents to an official organization.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- start up: A newly established business.
- file in: Enter a place in a neat, organized line or sequence.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- set up
- go on: To continue doing something
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- going on: To continue doing something
- turn on
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- small print: The detailed terms and conditions often hard to notice.
- ask around: To ask several people for information or advice.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- make certain: To ensure or ascertain something.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- mark up: To increase the price of, to make more profit
- find out about: To look for information to learn about it
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- switch off
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- sit down: To take a seat
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
- work out
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
- remark on: To say or write what you think about someone or something
- give away
- put back: To return something to the proper place
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- hang around: To spend time with someone
- next to: Being located along side another
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
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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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