Vocabulary
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- open house: A period during which a house or other building for sale is open for inspection by prospective buyers or renters.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
- keeping me alive: Sustaining my life; preventing me from dying.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- tap out: To submit in a grappling sport by tapping the opponent or the mat.
- run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- have to: Must do
- try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- on wheels: Having wheels attached for easy movement.
- game over: The end of a game or a situation.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- barely: Only just; just possible
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
- obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- mad: Very angry
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- shut: To stop being open for business
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
- land: Region or country
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
- gown: Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
- thunder: Loud sound
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- kid: Child or young person
- pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- knitting: To join or be joined closely together
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- encore: Additional performance demanded by the audience
- axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- scarecrow: Figure in the shape of a human to frighten birds
- overkill: To make an effort more than is necessary
- mane: Long hair around face or neck of lions and horses
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
- cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
- pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
- hon: Shortened form of honorable ; Used of judges
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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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