Vocabulary
- negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
- stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- decade: Period of 10 years
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- resign: To leave a job because you want to
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- smell: To have a particular odor
- elect: To select someone for a position by voting
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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 tariffs top of mind in Canada Parliament election
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