Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- have to: Must do
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- on time
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- bad: Not good; wrong
- photo: Short for photograph; a picture taken by a camera
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- long: Person's name
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- picture: General situation or state of being
- dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- gay: Happy and bright
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
- silly: Careless
- extreme: Very great in degree
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- huge: Very very large
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- legalize: To make an illegal act legal
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
- allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
- margin: Edge of an area
- lesbian: Homosexual woman
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- softball: Ball used in playing softball
- playlist: List of musical selections to be performed
- needy: Poor; without much money
- nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
- favor: Support or approval from people
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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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yonggang_zhu posted on 2013/12/25Get ready to laugh with Auto-Tune the News as they tackle marijuana legalization and some wild lesbian allegations! You'll pick up on some fun cultural references and practice simple sentence structures while enjoying some hilarious political satire.
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