Vocabulary
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- restaurant chain: A group of restaurants owned by the same company and operating under the same brand name.
- set up
- in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
- vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
- in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- evolve: To develop certain features
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- beverage: A drink other than water
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- frequently: Often; regularly
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- stressful: Worrying; causing tension
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
- puree: Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
- siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
- hut: Small and simple building
- duel: Competition between two athletes or enemies
- lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
- buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
- strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
- copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
- customization: Act to make, change according to the user's needs
- overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard
- handcraft: To make an art object by hand
- 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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