Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- by day: During the daytime; not at night.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- turn on
- as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- turn off
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- stressful: Worrying; causing tension
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- protocol: Written agreement between countries
- shut: To stop being open for business
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
- unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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