Vocabulary

  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
  • stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
  • move to: To change the place where you live or work.
  • cut back: To use less of something
  • at least: As a minimum
  • ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
  • of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
  • with open arms: In a very welcoming way; with great enthusiasm and affection.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • churn out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • for instance: As an example.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • demand on: A strong need or requirement that places a burden or strain.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • very top: The highest point or part of something.
  • tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
  • bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
  • kick off: To start a football match.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • at the helm: In a position of control or leadership.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • deal with
  • run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
  • account: An advantage
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
  • digital: Using electronic signals or computers
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • inventory: List of items stored at a place
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
  • massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
  • revert: To return to the original owner again
  • fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
  • evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
  • acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
  • leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
  • wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
  • turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
  • multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
  • partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
  • sever: To cut off
  • footwear: Shoes, socks, etc.
  • segmentation: Act of separating into different parts
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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