Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- deal with
- lean towards: To be inclined to support or favor something; to tend to agree with.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- at the moment: At this time; now
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- important: Having power or authority
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- politeness: Showing respect for others
- gill: Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
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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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