Vocabulary
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- make up: To invent or create a story
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- steep: Very expensive
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- staff: Employees of a company
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- point: An item to be discussed
- trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- deep: Complex and important
- gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
- multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
- farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
- captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
- mount: To attach something to something else
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- firsthand: Received directly from a source
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
- traverse: To pass across, over, or through
- alpine: Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
- whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
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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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