Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
- at least: As a minimum
- in places: In some locations but not others
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- cash in: To sell asset to get money back
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
- fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- lose out
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- take it out of: To cause someone to feel very tired or exhausted.
- lead to: To result in some action
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- financial: Involving money
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- afford: To make available, to provide
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- important: Having power or authority
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- supply: Availability of products and services for use
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- tremendously: Very well or very impressively
- ownership: State of having a legal right to possess something
- datum: Item of factual information
- median: Being in the middle or average
- homeowner: Someone who owns a home
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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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