Vocabulary
- daily conversation: Informal talk about matters of common interest; everyday conversation.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- tv show: A television program.
- off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
- hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- explicitly: Clearly; specifically
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
- fluently: In an able and easy manner
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- daily: Happening every day
- conjunction: Combination of things or events
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
- online: Connected to the internet
- structurally: With respect to structure
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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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