Vocabulary
- bow down: To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
- cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- quit: To leave a job
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
- leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- breathing: To move air into and out of your lungs
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- fathom: 1.8m unit of length to measure the depth of water
- intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- bad: Not good; wrong
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- highway: Main road connecting places
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
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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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b2561352 posted on 2016/12/20Ever felt like you've had a million reasons to walk away from something? Dive into Lady Gaga's emotional ballad 'Million Reasons' and pick up simple sentence structures and grammar focus perfect for A2 learners. You'll love how this soulful piano ballad uses everyday vocabulary to express complex feelings!
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