Vocabulary
- ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
- watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
- heritage status: Official recognition of a site or building as having significant historical or cultural value, warranting preservation.
- heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in times: During periods or moments of.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- seek: To ask someone for help
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- century: Period of 100 years
- persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
- council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
- hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- serene: Very calm or peaceful
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- fortress: Military buildings providing protection
- burn: To destroy with fire
- pathway: A path or way that you can walk
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
- mount: To attach something to something else
- beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
- whimsical: Quaintly humorous; funny in an odd way
- saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
- sentinel: Soldier responsible for watching or guarding
- firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target
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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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