Vocabulary
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
- call it a night: To stop what you are doing for the rest of the night.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- tiny: Very, very small
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- mad: Very angry
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- close: Almost; near
- gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
- orca: Whale
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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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