Vocabulary
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- make up: To invent or create a story
- cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
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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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Bruce Chen posted on 2014/10/16Ever wondered how to compliment someone and make them feel amazing? This video uses the super catchy One Direction hit 'What Makes You Beautiful' to teach you simple, everyday phrases and sentence structures you can use right away! Get ready to boost your confidence and your English skills with this fun, upbeat track.
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