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Vocabulary

  • as for: Concerning; regarding.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
  • have to: Must do
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
  • wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
  • from power: To lose control or position of authority.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
  • on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
  • stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
  • call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • blurt out: To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
  • in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
  • heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
  • for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
  • reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • political: Being active or interested in government matters
  • confession: Admission you have done something wrong
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
  • cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
  • irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
  • fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
  • grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
  • soul: Central or basic part of something
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • recreation: Activities done for pleasure or to relax
  • theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • sin: Act that breaks a religious law
  • part: Division of a book
  • sphere: Area of interest or activity
  • priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • laughter: Action or sound of laughing
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
  • humor: Quality that makes something funny
  • presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
  • tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
  • legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
  • stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
  • protestant: Person believing in Protestantism
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    • accomplish

      US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/

      UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete successfully
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    • ambition

      US /æmˈbɪʃən/

      UK /æmˈbɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire to win or be successful in life, work
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • as for

      US /æz fɔr/

      UK /æz fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Concerning; regarding.
      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
      A1
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blurt out

      US /blɚt aʊt/

      UK /blə:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
      More
    • bring to

      US /brɪŋ tu/

      UK /briŋ tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
      A1
      More
    • cabinet

      US /ˈkæbənɪt/

      UK /ˈkæbɪnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
      • Group of advisors to a leader of a government
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the group of senior government ministers.
      B1
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    • call on

      US /kɔl ɑn/

      UK /kɔ:l ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
      • To visit someone
      A1
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
      A1
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    • commitment

      US /kəˈmɪtmənt/

      UK /kə'mɪtmənt/

      • Noun
      • Permanent love or concern for person, thing
      • Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
      A2
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    • confession

      US /kənˈfɛʃən/

      UK /kənˈfeʃn/

      • Noun
      • Admission you have done something wrong
      • A statement acknowledging something, often something embarrassing or damaging.
      B1
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    • every single night

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Each and every night; without exception.
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    • fabulous

      US /ˈfæbjələs/

      UK /ˈfæbjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Almost impossible to believe, incredible
      • Almost impossible to believe; mythical.
      B2
      More
    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • for life

      US /fɔr laɪf/

      UK /fɔ: laif/

      • Phrase
      • For the duration of one's life; permanently.
      • To support someone for the duration of their life.
      • Adjective
      • Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
      A1
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    • for one thing

      US /fɔr wʌn θɪŋ/

      UK /fɔ: wʌn θiŋ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a reason for something.
      A1
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    • from power

      US /frəm ˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /frəm ˈpaʊə/

      • other
      • To lose control or position of authority.
      A2
      More
    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
      A1
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      A1
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    • grateful

      US /ˈɡretfəl/

      UK /ˈgreɪtfl/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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    • harm

      US /hɑrm/

      UK /hɑ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
      • Noun
      • Damage or injury
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • heart and soul

      US /hɑrt ənd sol/

      UK /hɑ:t ænd səul/

      • Phrase
      • With great enthusiasm and commitment.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The most important or essential part of something.
      A2
      More
    • humor

      US /ˈhjumɚ/

      UK /'hju:mə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality that makes something funny
      • Mood that a person is in
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
      • To agree with someone but don't really mean it
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
      A1
      More
    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
      A2
      More
    • in the presence of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈprezəns ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • While someone or something else is present.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
      A1
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    • in town

      US /ɪn taʊn/

      UK /in taun/

      • Phrase
      • Present or available in the local area or city.
      • Available or present in a particular place.
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
      A1
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    • in ways

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
      A1
      More
    • irrational

      US /ɪˈræʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈræʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
      • A real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
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    • laughter

      US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Action or sound of laughing
      • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
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    • legislature

      US /ˈlɛdʒɪˌsletʃɚ/

      UK /ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Official group with the authority to make laws
      B2
      More
    • literature

      US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
      • The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
      A2
      More
    • live on

      US /lɪv ɒn/

      UK /lɪv ɒn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to exist or be remembered.
      • To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
      B2
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • memory

      US /ˈmɛməri/

      UK /'memərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability of the mind to call back past things
      • Space for the storage of information on a computer
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    • of a sudden

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
      B2
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    • on the surface

      US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/

      • Phrase
      • Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
      • Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
      B2
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • play in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To participate or compete in a game or competition.
      • To have a role in a theatrical production.
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    • poetry

      US /ˈpoʊətri/

      UK /ˈpəʊətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic writing; imaginative verses
      • A collection of poems.
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    • political

      US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

      UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being active or interested in government matters
      • Diplomatic
      A2
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    • possess

      US /pəˈzɛs/

      UK /pəˈzes/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
      • To have or own something
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    • presidency

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənsi, -ˌdɛn-/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact or period of time of being a president
      B2
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    • priest

      US /prist/

      UK /pri:st/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
      B1
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    • privilege

      US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/

      UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Advantage or right given to only certain people
      • An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give advantages to some people not others
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    • protestant

      US /'prɑ:tɪstənt/

      UK /'prɒtɪstənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person believing in Protestantism
      • Adjective
      • Of branch of Christianity that is not Catholicism
      C2
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    • pursue

      US /pɚˈsu/

      UK /pə'sju:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
      • To try to achieve or get something over time
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    • recreation

      US /ˌrɛkriˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌrekriˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Activities done for pleasure or to relax
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    • reputation

      US /ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Common opinion that people have about someone
      • A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic.
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    • sin

      US /sɪn/

      UK /sɪn/

      • Noun
      • Act that breaks a religious law
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To do something that breaks a religious law
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    • sit with

      US /sit wɪð/

      UK /sit wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
      • To take time to consider or accept something.
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    • soul

      US /sol/

      UK /səʊl/

      • Noun
      • Central or basic part of something
      • Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
      A2
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • sphere

      US /sfɪr/

      UK /sfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of interest or activity
      • A round 3D object shaped like a ball
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    • stand with

      US /stænd wɪð/

      UK /stænd wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support or defend someone or something.
      A1
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    • stun

      US /stʌn/

      UK /stʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
      B2
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • tent

      US /tɛnt/

      UK /tent/

      • Countable Noun
      • Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
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    • theater

      US /ˈθiətɚ/

      UK /'θɪətə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where plays or movies are seen
      • Art of performing dramatic performances and plays
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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    • wildest dreams

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
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      More
    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
      A1
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    • worthy

      US /ˈwɚði/

      UK /'wɜ:ðɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
      B1
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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