Vocabulary
- check out
- at least: As a minimum
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- head south: To decline, worsen, or go in a negative direction.
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- diverse: Being varied or different from each other
- accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- rebel: Person who fights against established government
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- hop: Dance party
- sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- famous: Excellent
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- panoramic: Having a full and wide view of something
- promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- pier: Strong post that helps support something
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
- boardwalk: Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
- amoeba: Tiny organism consisting of only one cell
- abbot: Someone who is in control of an abbey of monks
- lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
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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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