Vocabulary
- in check: Under control; restrained.
- in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- cruise: To easily achieve
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- leave: To go away from; depart
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- quit: To leave a job
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- trust: To expect confidently
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
- ohh: Expression showing surprise
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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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