Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- master: To gain control over something
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- important: Having power or authority
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- bliss: Great joy or happiness
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
- medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- peg: Person's name
- crept: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- kin: People to whom a person is related
- hex: An evil spell put on someone
- quill: Pen made from a bird's feather
- fleck: Small spot or mark
- hem: Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
- hick: Someone who is awkward, simple and provincial
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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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