Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- bear with me: Be patient with me.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- in one sitting: All at one time; without interruption.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- noun: The subject or object of a sentence
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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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