Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on time
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
- beat to: To play or create music with a specific rhythm or tempo.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- set up
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- fill out: To become fatter
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- bad: Not good; wrong
- pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
- driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- fill: To make something full
- call: A order or request for action
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- replace: To use instead of something else
- competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- accepted: To agree to receive or take something offered
- irregular: Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
- ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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