Vocabulary
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- financial: Involving money
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- address: Exact street location of a place
- cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- agriculture: The science of farming
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- surplus: More than is needed or wanted
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
- defense: Argument in support of something
- reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- point: An item to be discussed
- own: To have something as your property
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- great: Very good; better than before
- business: A company formed for making profit
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
- reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
- goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
- predicate: To base something on a previous situation
- unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
- sizable: Fairly large
- manpower: The workers available
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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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