Vocabulary
- better safe than sorry: Being cautious is preferable to facing later regret.
- in no time: Very quickly or soon
- screen out: To eliminate or reject something or someone, often by a filtering process.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- amount: Quantity of something
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- trust: To expect confidently
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- fix: Answer to a problem
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- smoothly: In an evenly flowing manner or movement
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- quack: Derogatory term for an incompetent doctor
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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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