Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- great: Very good; better than before
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- cotton: Soft, white material used to make cloth
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- special: Being additional or extra
- price: Person's name
- voice: Ability to sing well
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- pleasing: To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- fashionable: Behaving and dressing as is currently popular
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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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