Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- interact with
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
- for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- annoying: To make someone angry
- spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- option: A choice
- tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- fellow: Man or a boy
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
- click: To work well with someone or something
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- audio: Concerning sound
- composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
- ration: Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- participation: Act of being involved in something
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- android: Robot that looks or seems human
- pane: Piece of glass that fills a window
- mystic: Person who practices religious rites
- preview: Showing of a movie before public release
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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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