Vocabulary
- skipping meals: The act of not eating meals regularly.
- dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- pile: Large amount of something
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- widespread: Happening or existing in many places
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
- auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- freight: Commercial transportation of goods
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- long: Person's name
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- annually: Every year; once a year
- egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
- talk: Style of speaking
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- small: Little in size; not big
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
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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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