Vocabulary
- good luck charm: An object that is believed to bring good luck.
- simmer down: To become calmer and less excited or angry.
- pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
- have to: Must do
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- leave: To go away from; depart
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- goofy: Silly or stupid; crazy
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
- whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- penny: Person's name
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
- superstitious: Believing certain things are lucky/unlucky
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- bad: Not good; wrong
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- rabbit: Type of small animal with long ears and four legs
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- nervously: In an anxiously nervous manner
- honking: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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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
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cty posted on 2018/08/04Get ready for some hilarious mishaps with Mickey Mouse in 'Dumb Luck'! You'll love the slapstick humor and learn practical, everyday phrases through simple sentence structures in this fun animated short. It's a fantastic way to boost your English while enjoying a classic Disney cartoon!
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