Vocabulary
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- stay over: To stay at someone's house for a night.
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- blow: To move something using air
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- sober: Not drunk
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- burn: To destroy with fire
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- anymore: No longer; no more
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- close: Almost; near
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
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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 2016/12/25Ever felt like love is fading away? This video uses "The Chainsmokers - All We Know" to explore melancholic feelings and simple sentence structures you can use in everyday conversations. You'll pick up phrases perfect for talking about relationships and those bittersweet moments!
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