Vocabulary
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- have to: Must do
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- great: Very good; better than before
- important: Having power or authority
- talk: Style of speaking
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- read: Person's name
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- kid: Child or young person
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- excellence: Extremely high quality
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- webcam: Camera showing live photos of place on internet
- weight: How heavy something is
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- delete: To remove or erase something
- musician: Person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job
- amount: Quantity of something
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- talented: Highly proficient or good at something
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- silly: Careless
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- pottery: Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
- clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
- basis: Main ingredient or part of something
- philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
- programming: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- desktop: Home screen on a computer
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
- dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- inmate: Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail
- knack: Ability or talent to do something
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
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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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