Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at the moment: At this time; now
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- by the sound of it: Based on what you hear or have been told.
- quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
- tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- learnt: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- coating: To cover something thinly with something
- pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- sit: To take an exam
- window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- movie: Motion picture; film
- town: Small city
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- walking: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- discount: To consider to be not important or not true
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- hoping: To expect and want something to happen
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- office: Room or building used for business
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- call: A order or request for action
- prince: Person's name
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- hunter: Someone who hunts animals to kill them
- designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
- reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- central: Being in the middle
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- headquarters: Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- importantly: In an important way;
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- residence: Place where a person lives
- bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
- heatwave: Period of very high temperatures
- awaiting: To keep ready for future needs
- DVD: Plastic disc that stores data
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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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