Vocabulary
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- slip into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
- only from: Exclusively originating or sourced from a particular place or entity.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- town: Small city
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
- live: To be alive
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- cook: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- sprung: To lessen the impact of something under pressure
- level: Specific height of something
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- dug: To move material to create a hole
- traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
- tiny: Very, very small
- steep: Very expensive
- southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
- pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
- waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- salty: Containing or tasting like salt
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- splendid: Very impressive and beautiful
- scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
- originate: To first come into existence
- quartet: Group of four musicians playing together
- brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- vista: View as seen between rows of trees, buildings, etc.
- baroque: Highly decorated, as some art in 18th century
- depot: Storage place for goods
- secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
- oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- ledge: Flat surface that sticks out from a wall of rock
- prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
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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
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