Vocabulary
- on time
- at least: As a minimum
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- skip work: To be absent from work without permission or a valid reason.
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- respect: To follow the established rules
- manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- great: Very good; better than before
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
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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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