Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- at the moment: At this time; now
- in order that: With the purpose or intention that.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- by day: During the daytime; not at night.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- set up
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- on the market: Available for sale.
- drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- deal with
- next to: Being located along side another
- going on: To continue doing something
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- on an equal footing: Having the same rights, status, or opportunities.
- at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
- back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
- intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- amount: Quantity of something
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
- affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- usage: Amount something is used
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
- datum: Item of factual information
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
- globally: Throughout the world
- turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
- populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
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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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