Vocabulary
- break me down: To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
- build me up: To encourage or praise someone, often to increase their confidence.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- curb: Anything that restrains or controls
- blow: To move something using air
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- leave: To go away from; depart
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- tick: To function properly or normally
- smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- shut: To stop being open for business
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- swagger: To walk in a boastful and confident way
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
- beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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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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