Vocabulary
- for your information: Used to introduce a piece of information, often when disagreeing or correcting someone.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- take down: To capture physically
- have to: Must do
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- set up
- on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- express: To send something by fast mail
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- respond: To answer something or someone
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- cross: Angry and upset
- ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
- churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
- southern: Concerning a region in the south
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- advisory: Intended to give a warning or advice
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- rendezvous: An arranged meeting with someone (often a secret)
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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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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