Vocabulary
- study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- sit down: To take a seat
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- mess up: To make a mistake
- study session: A period of time dedicated to studying, often in a group.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- tiny: Very, very small
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- brutally: In a very violent or mean way
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- crank: Device for turning
- glare: To look at in an angry manner for a long time
- unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
- outperform: To achieve more than other competitors
- calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
- asterisk: The mark *
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
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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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