Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- have to: Must do
- without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- go away: To go on vacation
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- address: Exact street location of a place
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- role: Character played by an actor
- master: To gain control over something
- racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- part: Division of a book
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
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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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