Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- hold your horses: To wait and be patient; to not be so fast or impulsive.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- couple: To join something to something else
- emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- fluently: In an able and easy manner
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- great: Very good; better than before
- polyglot: Person able to speak many languages
- ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
- stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
- revisit: To talk or think about something again
- successor: Person who takes over the position of another
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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