Vocabulary
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- greener: Environmentally friendly
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- live: To be alive
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- call: A order or request for action
- musically: In a way that involves or includes music
- stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- sofa: Two to three person soft comfortable chair
- elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- prepared: To make something ready for use
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- breaking: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- maker: Person, company, or object that creates things
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
- replace: To use instead of something else
- blow: To move something using air
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- product: Item that can be bought
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- act: To behave in a certain way
- blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
- choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- sadly: In a way that makes you sad; unfortunately
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- ciao: (Italian) hello or goodbye
- nighter: An event or activity that lasts all night.
- tee: Small object used to hit a golf ball from
- ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
- pasture: Area with grass that cattle, etc. feed on
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
- mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
- hyper: Very excited or active
- meditating: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- hush: To make or become calm, quiet after being upset
- fucking: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
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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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