Vocabulary
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- write down: To record in writing
- have to: Must do
- measure out: To determine and set aside a specific amount of something.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- brew: A beer; a drink of beer
- require: To demand that someone does something
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- couple: To join something to something else
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- steep: Very expensive
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- fill: To make something full
- mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
- microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
- prescriptive: Determining or ordering rules or laws
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- online: Connected to the internet
- strainer: Sieve; item to drain water from (food)
- teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
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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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