Vocabulary
- federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
- beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- on notice: Having been warned or informed about something, especially a problem or potential consequence.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- let it happen: To allow something to occur without interference or resistance.
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- happen: To take place or occur
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- funding: To supply money for something
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- title: Book produced by a publisher
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- big: Popular
- afternoon: Time after 12:00 and before the evening meal
- taxpayer: Person who pays taxes
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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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Trump signs order banning transgender athletes from women's sports
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