Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- write down: To record in writing
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- evolve: To develop certain features
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- replace: To use instead of something else
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- daily: Happening every day
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- omit: To not do, or include
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- tha: Dialect word for you
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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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