Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- important: Having power or authority
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- part: Division of a book
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- silly: Careless
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- level: Specific height of something
- happen: To take place or occur
- essence: Most important part or quality of something
- custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- bad: Not good; wrong
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- cross: Angry and upset
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- penny: Person's name
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- rookie: New to doing something; beginner
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- Christmas: Christian holiday celebrated on December 24-26
- sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
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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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