Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- pretty solid: Quite strong, reliable, or convincing.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- turn on
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- check out
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- introvert: Person who does not like social contact
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- hop: Dance party
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- point: An item to be discussed
- imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
- online: Connected to the internet
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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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