Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- write in: To add text to a document or form.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- have to: Must do
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- beyond the call of duty: Doing more than what is required or expected in a job.
- above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- address: Exact street location of a place
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- section: A part of a whole
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- pile: Large amount of something
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- aid: To help others and provide things
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- important: Having power or authority
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- staff: Employees of a company
- license: To give official permission to do something
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- compress: To press tightly together
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
- advantageous: Being likely to benefit a person
- induction: Entry into a position, organization or office
- underline: To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
- salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products
- adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
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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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