Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- back then: At that time in the past.
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- in times: During periods or moments of.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- credit rating: An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor, predicting their ability to pay back the debt, and an implicit forecast of the likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- other places: Different locations or areas
- build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
- not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- pay back: To return money or a favor
- on time
- on the market: Available for sale.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
- point: An item to be discussed
- spur: To make your horse go faster
- person: Man, woman or child
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
- fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
- meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- procurement: Act of getting possession of something
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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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