Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- chill: State of being a little cold
- cruise: To easily achieve
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- leave: To go away from; depart
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- aloe: African succulent plants having rosettes of leaves
- gimmick: Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
- darling: Dearly loved person
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
- untouchable: Beyond the reach of criticism or attack
- mama: A mother
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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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