Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- on the market: Available for sale.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look back: To think about past events
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- convert to: To change into another form, substance, state, or product.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
- previous to: Before a particular time or event.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
- made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- buy up: To buy all of something for sale
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- see about: To look into or arrange something.
- like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- amount: Quantity of something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- financial: Involving money
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- afford: To make available, to provide
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- tiny: Very, very small
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- huge: Very very large
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
- previously: At an earlier time
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- own: To have something as your property
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- income: Earned money from work, investments or business
- suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
- vacancy: Space or position available for occupancy
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
- historically: In history; in the past
- median: Being in the middle or average
- displacement: Number of liters a petrol engine has
- stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
- institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
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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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