Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- such as: For example; like
- more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
- write down: To record in writing
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- interact with
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- check out
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
- important: Having power or authority
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- person: Man, woman or child
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- business: A company formed for making profit
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- summary: Brief, complete and accurate
- receptive: Being open to hearing and considering new ideas
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- online: Connected to the internet
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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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