Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- at long last: After a long delay; finally.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- going on: To continue doing something
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- strength: Condition of being strong
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- value: Importance you attach to something
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- feast: Religious celebration
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- gap: Distance between two objects
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- forest: Large area with many trees
- petal: Delicate colored part of a flower
- weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
- hive: Place that has a lot of activity in it
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- nectar: Sweet liquid found in plants
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
- call: A order or request for action
- cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
- beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- dung: Excretion from animals
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
- puny: Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
- swayed: To change your opinion or position often
- yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
- hurray: Said to show delight at something
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
- beehive: Nest of bees
- bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
- honeybee: Bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- ohhh: 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
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Tori Yang posted on 2017/07/22Get ready for a buzzing adventure with Maya the Bee as she explores the forest and makes new friends! You'll love following her journey, filled with exciting moments like a spider rescue and even a wasp attack, all while picking up simple sentence structures and cultural insights from classic stories.
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