Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- open up to: To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- going on: To continue doing something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- check out
- coming to you: To approach or arrive at your location
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
- hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- man down: Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- defense: Argument in support of something
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- piece: A counter in a board game
- biscuit: A cookie
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- point: An item to be discussed
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
- swoop: To sweep through the air; to dive suddenly
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- call: A order or request for action
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
- holler: To shout very loudly; yell
- job: Something that must be done
- broadway: A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- defender: Fighter who fights against attack
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- afro: Rounded curly hairdo
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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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