Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- peace out: An informal way of saying goodbye.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- instance: An example of something; case
- versatile: Having many uses or skills
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- express: To send something by fast mail
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
- respect: To follow the established rules
- respond: To answer something or someone
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- important: Having power or authority
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- usage: Amount something is used
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- person: Man, woman or child
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
- rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- teen: Teenager
- contra: Opposite to; against
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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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