Vocabulary
- out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
- thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
- from A to B: Describes traveling or moving between two places.
- drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
- fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- fishing gear: Equipment used for fishing.
- such as: For example; like
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
- diamond in the rough: A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
- in the rough: In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- cheesy: Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- leave: To go away from; depart
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- sprint: To race or move at full speed
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- part: Division of a book
- renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
- pathway: A path or way that you can walk
- grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
- macho: Being characterized by being strongly masculine
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
- offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
- wildlife: All wild animals
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- shutdown: Termination of operations
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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