Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- take it away: To remove something.
- on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- amount: Quantity of something
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- long: Person's name
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
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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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