Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- put through: To connect someone to the number he or she wants
- pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
- in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- at least: As a minimum
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- replace: To use instead of something else
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
- curly: Having curls or waves
- nickname: Name given by friends or family
- cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
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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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