Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- got to: To arrive at some place
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- repetition: When something occurs again
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- respond: To answer something or someone
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- leave: To go away from; depart
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- point: An item to be discussed
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- smoothly: In an evenly flowing manner or movement
- unable: Not being able to do something
- overtime: Extra time in a sports game
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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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