Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- sleep around: To have sex with many different people
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- diamond in the rough: A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
- in the rough: In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- buy: To believe something; accept
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- name: What something or someone is called
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- Internet: Worldwide computer network system
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
- laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- poster: A large, printed notice or picture
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- mad: Very angry
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- sell: To exchange something for money
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- damaged: Physical harm that is done to something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- fix: Answer to a problem
- addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- truth: Real facts about something
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- asshole: Insulting term for stupid or irritating people
- merchandise: Goods for sale
- cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
- google: A widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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