Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- going on: To continue doing something
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- huge: Very very large
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- couple: To join something to something else
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- trust: To expect confidently
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
- commotion: Sudden noisy excitement
- nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
- playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- hale: Healthy; retaining exceptional health and vigor
- emmy: Annual award for achievements in US TV
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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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