Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- go away: To go on vacation
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
- of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- in terms of
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- foremost: Being the best or most important
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- amount: Quantity of something
- hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- detrimental: Harmful
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
- bulk: Most of something; majority of
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- click: To work well with someone or something
- paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- important: Having power or authority
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- point: An item to be discussed
- toxin: Any poisonous substance
- hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
- treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
- specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
- grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
- physique: The shape and size of a human body
- precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- resin: Sticky substance that is produced by some trees
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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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