Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
- frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- respect: To follow the established rules
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
- darn: Hole in a piece of cloth that has been repaired
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
- afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
- offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
- ovation: Loud and long clapping from an audience
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
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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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Donald Trump humiliates WEF elites during brutal Davos takedown
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みかん posted on 2026/01/24Get ready for a powerful breakdown as Donald Trump takes on the elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos! You'll hear his take on trade tariffs, immigration, and energy policy, plus pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way.
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