Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
- on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
- pen in: To confine or enclose someone or something in a small area.
- finish with: To end a relationship
- make up: To invent or create a story
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- consists of: Is made up or composed of.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
- in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
- small: Little in size; not big
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
- model: Being an excellent example of
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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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