Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- on to: Toward something; forward
- by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- triumph: Joy from victory or success
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- gaze: Direction you are looking
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- beloved: Loved very much
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- fairytale: Story about fairies told to amuse children
- marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
- symphony: Harmony of color or sound
- font: Size or style of type
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- glitter: To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- valley: Area between mountains with river running through
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- prodigy: Young person who is amazingly talented
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
- overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
- grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
- composer: Person who writes music
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- photograph: To take a picture with a camera
- monastery: Place where monks live
- successor: Person who takes over the position of another
- town: Small city
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- alpine: Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
- glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
- skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
- weaponry: Collection of weapons and weapon-like instruments
- basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
- baroque: Highly decorated, as some art in 18th century
- baptize: To bathe someone in water to make them a Christian
- trickster: Dishonest person who tries to trick you
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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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