Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- a few moments: A short period of time
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
- sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
- such as: For example; like
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- have to: Must do
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- link up: To connect or join together physically.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- important: Having power or authority
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- truth: Real facts about something
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- collocation: Grouping of words frequently occurring together
- practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
- drifting: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- differently: In another and different manner
- visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
- countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
- uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
- download: To transfer data from a computer or the internet
- online: Connected to the internet
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
- apps: Small applications for smartphones
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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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