Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- left out: To forget; omit
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- fill out: To become fatter
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- such as: For example; like
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- check out
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- next to: Being located along side another
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- do: To act; to perform actions
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- talk: Style of speaking
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- American: Person from the USA
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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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