Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
- in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
- scratch the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- exotic: Being very different or unusual
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- bulk: Most of something; majority of
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- identical: The same in every way
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
- savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- product: Item that can be bought
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
- govern: To officially control land and make policies
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- intolerant: Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
- ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- price: Person's name
- olive: Person's name
- vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
- wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- member: Part of the body of a human, animal
- shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
- grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- jumbo: Something that is very large
- deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
- asterisk: The mark *
- bad: Not good; wrong
- oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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