Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- speed up: To move more quickly
- in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- deal with
- for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
- such as: For example; like
- bring back: To cause to remember
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- check out
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- versatile: Having many uses or skills
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- valuable: Being useful or important
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- favor: Support or approval from people
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- click: To work well with someone or something
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- conceive: To become pregnant
- tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- hinder: To make something slow or difficult
- correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
- effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
- horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- interchangeable: Able to be exchanged, without a problem
- logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
- congest: To be or become very crowded
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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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