Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- on the rocks: Served with ice cubes.
- on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- have to: Must do
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- olive: Person's name
- television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
- hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
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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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