Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
- have to: Must do
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- spot: A certain place or area
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- financial: Involving money
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- tiny: Very, very small
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- articulation: Shaping the sounds of speech to communicate
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- business: A company formed for making profit
- exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of 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
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Learn to Pronounce BAM, BAN, BANG, BANK, BAND - American English Nasal Sounds Pronunciation Lesson
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