Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- such as: For example; like
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- cash cow: A business, investment, or product that generates a consistent profit.
- bubble up: To rise to the surface in bubbles.
- live streaming: Broadcasting an event in real-time over the internet.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- retail sector: The part of the economy that is made up of businesses that sell goods or services directly to consumers.
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
- get up to: To do something slightly naughty
- internet users: People who use the internet.
- pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- act on: To have an effect on something.
- come at: To approach someone to attack them
- by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- public: Owned by the government
- fragment: Part that is broken off of something
- expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- boutique: Small fashionable shop
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- product: Item that can be bought
- reverence: Feeling or showing of great respect and loyalty
- pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
- booth: Small area where someone does something privately
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
- ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
- historical: Connected with the past
- datum: Item of factual information
- nimble: Being able to move quickly and easily
- undercut: Material removed by a cut made underneath
- playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
- innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
- operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
- methodical: Done in an organized and thorough way
- governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
- gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- marketplace: Place where a public market is held
- yuan: Unit of money in China
- localization: Act of making something have a local focus
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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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