Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- set up
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- conversation skills: The ability to communicate effectively and engage in meaningful exchanges with others.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- implicit: Unquestioning and without doubt
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- impose: To make someone to do or endure something
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
- expenditure: Act of using something such as money or time
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
- implore: To make an emotional and serious request
- syntax: Study of the way words are organized in a sentence
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
- platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
- victorious: Having won
- underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
- prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy
- prescriptive: Determining or ordering rules or laws
- whatnot: Miscellaneous curios
- beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- moderator: Person hosting a discussion
- golly: Interjection showing surprise; gosh; goodness me
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- bookstore: Shop where books are sold
- beautify: To cause someone or something to become beautiful
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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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