Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- at school: Present and attending school.
- have to: Must do
- nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- famous: Excellent
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- woman: Adult female human being
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- long: Person's name
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- broken: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- unsuccessful: Not achieving your goal or finding success
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- handsome: A large amount or quantity
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- act: To behave in a certain way
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- decade: Period of 10 years
- surely: With certainty; definitely
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- nickname: Name given by friends or family
- brownie: A chocolate, cake-like dessert or cookie
- hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
- professionally: Concerning your profession or job
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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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Notting Hill (7/10) Movie CLIP - Brownie Contest (1999) HD
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