challenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Moreemotionally
US /ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ/
UK /ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows your feelings
A2Moreexciting
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a reaction; make active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
- Adjective
- Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
- Full of action, thrills, or creating suspense.
A2Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moreirrelevant
US /ɪˈrɛləvənt/
UK /ɪˈreləvənt/
- Adjective
- Not important; not related to the topic
A2TOEICMorepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Moresecurity
US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/
UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
- Noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
A2TOEICMoretrooper
US /ˈtrupɚ/
UK /'tru:pə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A US state police officer
B2Morewoody
US /ˈwʊdi/
UK /ˈwʊdi/
- Adjective
- Made of or containing or resembling wood
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Vocabulary
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- express: To send something by fast mail
- irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- happen: To take place or occur
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- long: Person's name
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- stop: To block or close something
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- trooper: A US state police officer
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- woody: Made of or containing or resembling wood
- lee: The side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- albert: Prince consort of Queen Victoria of England
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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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