Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- check out
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- set up
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- amount: Quantity of something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- public: Owned by the government
- necessity: Something that you must have or do
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
- bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- own: To have something as your property
- inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- income: Earned money from work, investments or business
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
- bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
- plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- deduction: Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- goddamn: Very bad; terrible
- forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence
- freelancer: Person working for him, herself, not a company
- deductible: Acceptable as a deduction (from tax that is due)
- guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
- slop: To carelessly let liquid fall out of cup, etc.
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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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