Vocabulary
- careful consideration: Thorough and thoughtful attention or deliberation.
- public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- tremendous: Very good or very impressive
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- click: To work well with someone or something
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- public: Owned by the government
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- critically: As part of the process of judging something
- consideration: Careful thought; thinking about something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
- kitten: Young cat
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
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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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ADVANCED VOCABULARY/Improve your vocabulary/Learn American English / SCRUTINY / UNDER HEAVY SCRUTINY
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