Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- black and white
- for instance: As an example.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- go away: To go on vacation
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
- in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
- six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
- spell it out: To explain something clearly and in detail.
- such as: For example; like
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
- at least: As a minimum
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- write down: To record in writing
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- master: To gain control over something
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- picture: General situation or state of being
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- spell: To lead to future trouble
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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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