Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- have to: Must do
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
- test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- silly: Careless
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- annoying: To make someone angry
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- address: Exact street location of a place
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- click: To work well with someone or something
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- marathon: Lasting for a long time
- vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
- weak: Not having a strong character
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- accentuate: To emphasize a difference; make more noticeable
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- countryside: Natural open land away from towns
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
- phoneme: Smallest unit of speech that distinguishes meaning
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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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