Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- abide by: To follow a rule; adhere to
- on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- chick: A baby bird
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- close: Almost; near
- dick: Someone who is a detective
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- twister: Violent windstorm revolving around central point
- warn: To tell someone about possible danger
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- mama: A mother
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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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