Vocabulary
- go on: To continue doing something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- couple: To join something to something else
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- add: To include as well
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
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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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