Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
- by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- client: Person paying for professional services
- important: Having power or authority
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- possessive: Wanting someone's complete attention, love
- fix: Answer to a problem
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
- apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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