Vocabulary
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
- fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- live: To be alive
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- add: To include as well
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- century: Period of 100 years
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- heavily: In a slow, loud manner
- consider: To think carefully about something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- suitable: Right for a particular purpose or occasion
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- successfully: In a manner that achieves a goal
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- creature: Animal of any type
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- threatened: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
- introduction: A first experience with something
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
- dweller: Person or animal that lives in a certain place
- indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- widespread: Happening or existing in many places
- longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
- offspring: Child or young of a person, plant or animal
- fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
- formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
- spawn: Product or result of something
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- caviar: Delicacy food that consists of fish eggs
- freshwater: Water that is not salty
- prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
- poaching: To cook something gently in boiling liquid
- invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
- abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
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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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