Vocabulary
- tic tacs: A brand of small, hard, mint-flavored candies.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- going on: To continue doing something
- go: To attend or be at a place
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- caption: Explanation written next to a picture in a book
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
- moron: Very stupid, foolish person
- orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- tic: Involuntary twitching especially in the face
- ugh: Sound people make when hurt
- geez: Used to express concern or surprise
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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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