Vocabulary
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- such as: For example; like
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- section: A part of a whole
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- corpus: Large collection of written and spoken language
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- database: Data stored in logical order to aid retrieval
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- clean: Completely; entirely
- sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
- pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
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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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