Vocabulary
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- go on: To continue doing something
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- electricity bill: A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- be my guest: An invitation to someone to do something; help yourself
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- sit down: To take a seat
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- act: To behave in a certain way
- pal: Friend
- great: Very good; better than before
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- luggage: Suitcases and bags
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- live: To be alive
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- come: To arrive at a place
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- forget: To not remember something
- fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
- butler: Senior male servant in a household
- nick: Person's name
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- tarantula: Large hairy poisonous tropical spider
- bonfire: Large fire built outside
- toy: Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- amigo: Spanish friend; comrade
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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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