Vocabulary
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- non stick: A substance used to coat a surface to prevent things from sticking to it.
- set up
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
- source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- bad: Not good; wrong
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- drought: Long period of dry weather
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
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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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