Vocabulary
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- break me down: To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
- lock horns: To engage in an argument or conflict with someone.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- depth: Distance below a surface
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- fix: Answer to a problem
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- dispute: To argue with someone about something
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
- algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
- resolve: To make a decision to do something
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- gloomy: (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
- unable: Not being able to do something
- linear: Made of lines
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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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Jjli Li posted on 2016/07/22Ever wondered what 'break down' really means? This super quick lesson breaks down all the practical ways to use this common phrasal verb, from your car to your feelings! You'll pick up essential vocabulary and everyday phrases that will boost your English confidence in no time.
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