Vocabulary
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- playful music: Music that is lighthearted, cheerful, and evokes a sense of fun and amusement.
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
- stop: To block or close something
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- annoy: To make someone angry
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- woman: Adult female human being
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
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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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