Vocabulary
- fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
- have to: Must do
- on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- off the cuff: Without preparation or advance thought; extemporaneously.
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- check out
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- spot: A certain place or area
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
- incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
- ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
- important: Having power or authority
- avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- public: Owned by the government
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- dissect: To cut up plant or body into pieces to examine it
- workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
- cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- mic: Short for 'microphone'
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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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