Vocabulary
- crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
- on bail: Released from custody by paying a sum guaranteeing court appearance.
- information technology: The study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
- rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
- such as: For example; like
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- set up
- deal with
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- set by: To separate and save for another use or time
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- regardless of
- in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- narrative: The telling of a story
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- consecutive: Following one after the other in order
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
- quarter: 25 cents
- forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
- defense: Argument in support of something
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
- compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- certification: Official or legal permission to do something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- stringent: Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- rookie: New to doing something; beginner
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- swine: A pig
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- total: Whole number or amount of something
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- inbound: Directed or moving inward or toward a center
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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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