Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- bring about: To cause to happen
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in print: Available for sale in book form
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
- at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
- pack in: To decide to stop doing something
- hold it down: To keep control or maintain the situation.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
- leave: To go away from; depart
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- point: An item to be discussed
- resign: To leave a job because you want to
- leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
- metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
- stash: Supply of something that is hidden or stored
- entail: To have as a necessary part or result
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- evade: To avoid being captured; avoid answering
- datum: Item of factual information
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- emphasise: To stress the items that are important
- analyse: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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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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