Vocabulary
- bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- check out
- lead to: To result in some action
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
- lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
- at least: As a minimum
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
- come down to: To become in the end a matter of
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- financial: Involving money
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- huge: Very very large
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- expire: To breathe out
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
- massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- artificially: Not naturally; made by 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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