Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- midterm exam: An examination held in the middle of an academic term.
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- write down: To record in writing
- at least: As a minimum
- answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- student union: An organization of students in a college or university that represents their interests and provides services.
- next to: Being located along side another
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- on time
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- address: Exact street location of a place
- require: To demand that someone does something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- section: A part of a whole
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- couple: To join something to something else
- due: When something is required or expected
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- important: Having power or authority
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- syllabus: Teaching schedule for a school or college course
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- hut: Small and simple building
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- android: Robot that looks or seems human
- buster: Way of addressing a man
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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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