Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
- per cent: Out of every 100; a proportion multiplied by 100
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- spell out: To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
- color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- change up: To introduce variety or do something differently.
- in brackets: Placed within parentheses () in writing.
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- write down: To record in writing
- write in: To add text to a document or form.
- small to large: Describing a range or progression in size, from smaller to bigger.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- talk: Style of speaking
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- small: Little in size; not big
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- live: To be alive
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- quarter: 25 cents
- graph: Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- great: Very good; better than before
- close: Almost; near
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- low: Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
- sixth: 6th
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- add: To include as well
- mark: Person's name
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- excellent: Extremely good
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- total: Whole number or amount of something
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- amount: Quantity of something
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- section: A part of a whole
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- slightly: Only a little
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- varied: To change something and make it different
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- proportion: A part of a whole thing
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- fraction: Small part of something
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
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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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