Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- have to: Must do
- red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
- on to: Toward something; forward
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- bring about: To cause to happen
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- slightly: Only a little
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- instance: An example of something; case
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- widespread: Happening or existing in many places
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
- spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
- tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
- examiner: Someone who gives a test
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- collocation: Grouping of words frequently occurring together
- architectural: Concerning architecture
- workplace: Place where work is done
- ascertain: To try to work out or establish facts
- interchange: Exchange of something, e.g. ideas or information
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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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