Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- going on: To continue doing something
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- dude: Form of address for a man
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- patron: Person buying products or services of a business
- sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- modify: To make minor change to something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- person: Man, woman or child
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- glottal: Concerning or produced by the vocal cords
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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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