Vocabulary
- under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
- churn out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
- material: Cloth; fabric
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
- roam: To move about freely without a set destination
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- tan: A light brown color
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
- con: To trick or deceive someone
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- hay: Dry grass used as food for animals
- famous: Excellent
- coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- den: Home of some types of wild animals
- wildlife: All wild animals
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- do: To act; to perform actions
- caribbean: Concerning the culture and people of Caribbean
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- vista: View as seen between rows of trees, buildings, etc.
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- diver: Person swimming under water
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- mar: To spoil the appearance/atmosphere of something
- para: Shortened form of paragraph
- largo: Slow dignified piece of music
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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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