Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- check out
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- talk back
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- go away: To go on vacation
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- dude: Form of address for a man
- annoying: To make someone angry
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
- trend: Current style or fashion
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- tick: To function properly or normally
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- nowadays: At the present time; now
- despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- annoy: To make someone angry
- selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
- flutter: To bet on a e.g. a horse race or game
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- noun: The subject or object of a sentence
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- bug: To bother someone
- rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
- jot: None or very little
- hobby: Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure
- hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
- catchphrase: Favorite saying of a sect or political group
- repeat: Action that is done again
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- mark: Person's name
- tightly: In a manner that doesn't allow movement
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- parrot: Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
- comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
- badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
- digress: To turn aside from the current topic or subject
- hound: Dog
- sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
- piggy: Childish name for pig
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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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