Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- next to: Being located along side another
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- on thin ice: In a precarious or dangerous situation; at risk of trouble or punishment.
- break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- extreme: Very great in degree
- barely: Only just; just possible
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- shift: To change in position or direction
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- require: To demand that someone does something
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
- swift: Quick
- beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
- wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- smother: To cover something or someone completely
- rifle: Group of soldiers armed with rifles
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- lone: Being alone or the only one; single
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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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Keeping Tourists Alive: The Job of a Svalbard Travel Guide
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/18Ever wondered what it takes to guide tourists safely in the Arctic? This video dives into the thrilling job of a Svalbard travel guide, covering everything from polar bear encounters to avalanche safety! You'll pick up essential survival vocabulary and learn about this unique, extreme environment.
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