Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- drive up: To cause something to increase.
- up the river: Sent to prison or in serious trouble.
- on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- have to: Must do
- crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
- check out
- at least: As a minimum
- climate control: A system for regulating temperature and humidity in a building or vehicle.
- hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
- roll back
- of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- face of adversity: The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- set up
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- go at it: To start doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
- go on: To continue doing something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- dude: Form of address for a man
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- cruise: To easily achieve
- conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- mad: Very angry
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- big: Popular
- lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
- manual: Done by hand (not machine)
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- lower: In a position more near the bottom
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- camp: A (military) base
- factory: Building where things are made
- hill: High land not as high as a mountain
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- cylinder: Tube shape with flat ends
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
- rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- ranger: Official who manages and protects a park or forest
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- tow: Pulling another vehicle; being pulled thus
- marlin: Large long-jawed oceanic sport fish
- diff: Shortened form of a car's 'differential
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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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