Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- piece of cake: (slang) easy to do
- come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- join in
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- write in: To add text to a document or form.
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- couple: To join something to something else
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- leave: To go away from; depart
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- piece: A counter in a board game
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- fill: To make something full
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- excellent: Extremely good
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- bug: To bother someone
- recognise: To remember because you have met it before
- repeat: Action that is done again
- practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
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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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