Vocabulary
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- bring back: To cause to remember
- help along: To assist or encourage progress or development of something.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- heading home: Going towards one's home.
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- leave: To go away from; depart
- wicked: Morally bad; evil
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- creature: Animal of any type
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- fill: To make something full
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- deep: Complex and important
- charming: Being very likable; attractive
- cheek: The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- part: Division of a book
- selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
- plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
- wondrous: Extraordinarily good or great
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
- frog: Small hopping amphibian
- meow: Cry like a cat
- wisp: Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
- shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
- goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)
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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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