Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
- block off: To prevent access to an area or road.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
- have to: Must do
- clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- check out
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- 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
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- valuable: Being useful or important
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- client: Person paying for professional services
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- excerpt: Short part of a text; an extract
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- snippet: A small piece, as of information
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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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