Vocabulary
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- inversion: Change in position so things become the opposite
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- conjunction: Combination of things or events
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
- unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
- outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
- comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
- passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
- invert: To turn the order of things backwards
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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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