Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- account: An advantage
- repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- dim: Not bright; not being clear
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- peppermint: A mint candy
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- craftsman: Creator of great skill in the manual arts
- handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
- keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches
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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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