Vocabulary
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- near and dear: Very important and loved; cherished.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- work out
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- shift: To change in position or direction
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
- couple: To join something to something else
- adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
- shut: To stop being open for business
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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