Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- last summer: The summer before this one.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- at school: Present and attending school.
- arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- leave school: To finish your education at a school, college, or university.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- critical to: Extremely important or essential.
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- like lightning: Very quickly or suddenly.
- think back: To recapture the past
- deal with
- at least: As a minimum
- buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
- team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
- on my birthday: Referring to the day of one's birth, often used in the context of celebrations or events.
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in service: Available for use; operational
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- long: Person's name
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- billion: Number 1,000,000,000
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
- special: Being additional or extra
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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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