Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- shaking off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
- shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- got it down: To write something down; record something in writing.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- tone down: To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
- beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
- anything goes: There are no rules or restrictions; anything is acceptable or possible.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- to hell in a handbasket: Describes rapid or inevitable decline or failure.
- check out
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- white: Person's name
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- daughter: A female child of someone
- love: Person's name
- movie: Motion picture; film
- father: A male parent
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- rapper: Singer who performs rap music
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- mad: Very angry
- call: A order or request for action
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- consider: To think carefully about something
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- gay: Happy and bright
- surprising: To do something that another person didn't expect
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- deleted: To remove or erase something
- teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
- relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- labeled: To use a term to describe, often negatively
- bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- spouse: Someone's husband or wife
- knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
- offhand: Done without prior thought or preparation
- gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
- doodle: Aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch
- supersonic: Greater/faster than the speed of sound
- artistry: A superior skill you can learn by study, practice
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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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