Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- write down: To record in writing
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- have to: Must do
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
- blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- behave: To act correctly
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- person: Man, woman or child
- edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- omit: To not do, or include
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- marina: Person's name
- elision: Omission of a sound between two words
- oy: The sound made to get someone's attention
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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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