Vocabulary
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- live wire: A very energetic and lively person.
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- cardiac: Concerning the heart
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- live: To be alive
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- replacement: Getting a new object to use instead of an old one
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- thankfully: In a glad way, e.g. when bad thing is over
- convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- recycle: To use old ideas or concepts again
- nickname: Name given by friends or family
- locust: Insect similar to a grasshopper, that can swarm
- granny: Grandmother
- pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
- believer: A person who has religious faith
- shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
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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
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Twisted Metal - Plant Torture (S1E4) | Movieclips
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