Vocabulary
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- to the max: To the greatest possible extent or degree.
- pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- curb: Anything that restrains or controls
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- leave: To go away from; depart
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- flag: To indicate something should get special attention
- happen: To take place or occur
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- colonel: Person with senior rank in an army or air force
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- max: Person's name
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
- ohh: Expression showing surprise
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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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