Vocabulary
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- out of date: Expired; too old to be used
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- express: To send something by fast mail
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
- suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
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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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