Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- repeat: Action that is done again
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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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