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  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • informal: Casual; relaxed
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • forget: To not remember something
  • gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • apologise: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • apologise

      US /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • gerund

      US /ˈdʒɛrənd/

      UK /ˈdʒerənd/

      • Gerund
      • Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
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    • informal

      US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

      UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

      • Adjective
      • Casual; relaxed
      • Not official; not done by the rules
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • reputation

      US /ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Common opinion that people have about someone
      • A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic.
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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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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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