Vocabulary
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
- in character: Behaving as the character one is portraying; consistent with the character's personality.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- give away
- going on: To continue doing something
- call up: To require someone to join the army
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- set off: To start a journey
- balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- valuable: Being useful or important
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- performance: Act of doing something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
- sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- craftsmanship: Skill of making things in the manual arts
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- wacky: Quite strange, but in a creative way
- print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- atrium: Open area in a building
- confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
- mow: To cut grass with a blade or mower
- cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- foundational: Being the base or important starting point
- rationality: Being able to think clearly
- anemone: Plant with red, blue or white flowers
- debug: To locate and correct errors in a computer program
- marlin: Large long-jawed oceanic sport fish
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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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