Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- go on: To continue doing something
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- dude: Form of address for a man
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- leave: To go away from; depart
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- shut: To stop being open for business
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- mud: Soft, wet dirt
- erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
- ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
- rebuilt: To get back something that was lost, e.g. trust
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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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