Vocabulary
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- have to: Must do
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
- going on: To continue doing something
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- at least: As a minimum
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- go along with: To agree to do something
- sit down: To take a seat
- play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- leave out: To forget; omit
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- check out
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- great: Very good; better than before
- highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
- subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
- vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
- audacity: Bold and daring behavior
- distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- main: Most important; most often used
- distortion: Act of changing the shape, details, appearance of
- invaluable: Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
- vibrato: Pulsating singing from rapid changes in pitch
- vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
- strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
- esperanto: Artificial language based on European languages
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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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