Vocabulary
- build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in terms of
- go away: To go on vacation
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- initial: First letter of your given name
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- investigation: Search for information about something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- tick: To function properly or normally
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- staff: Employees of a company
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- harassment: Continually bothering someone in an unfair way
- intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
- comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
- embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
- harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
- unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
- uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
- franchisee: Person or company who buys a franchise
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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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