Vocabulary
- jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
- tone with: To be consistent or appropriate in style or mood.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- shut: To stop being open for business
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- poop: Feces
- sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- toy: Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- sofa: Two to three person soft comfortable chair
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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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