Vocabulary
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
- role: Character played by an actor
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- mumble: Speech that is not clear enough or loud enough
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- great: Very good; better than before
- spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- peppermint: A mint candy
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- read: Person's name
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
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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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