Vocabulary
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
- on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- procedure: A medical operation
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- hybrid: Formed from combining different things
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- caterpillar: Insect with many legs that becomes a butterfly
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
- carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
- weirdly: In an odd or strange way
- pneumatic: Filled with air; working by air pressure
- automaton: Mechanical toy that imitates human, animal actions
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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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I rode a giant mechanical elephant. You can too.
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