Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- tip up: To (cause to) turn so that one end is higher than the other; overturn.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- help out: To assist someone
- check out
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- extrovert: Person who enjoys being with other people
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- fully: Completely or entirely
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- person: Man, woman or child
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- installment: One of many payments you have to make
- signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
- outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
- yer: Nonstandard spelling of 'your'
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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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