Vocabulary
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
- dig out: To remove something from a place by digging.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
- in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
- water down: To add water to a drink or other liquid in order to make it less strong, concentrated, or thick.
- break out
- burn in: To cause a permanent ghost image on a screen by displaying a static image.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- consider: To think carefully about something
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- annoying: To make someone angry
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- pile: Large amount of something
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- drought: Long period of dry weather
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- previously: At an earlier time
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- land: Region or country
- deep: Complex and important
- burn: To destroy with fire
- area: Amount of measured space
- forest: Large area with many trees
- seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
- beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
- tamper: To interfere with; change for the worse
- relocate: To move to a new or different place
- wetland: Low area where the land is saturated with water
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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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