Vocabulary
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
- invitation: When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
- sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- great: Very good; better than before
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- rob: Person's name
- come: To arrive at a place
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
- err: To make a mistake
- paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
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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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