Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- dreadful: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
- microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
- tennis: Game played by hitting a ball over a net
- mic: Short for 'microphone'
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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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