Vocabulary
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
- force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
- almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- publicly traded: Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
- charged with: To be officially accused of something
- at a loss
- over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
- break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
- test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
- on the market: Available for sale.
- this day and age: The present period or modern times.
- in this day and age: In the present time; nowadays.
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
- time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- initial: First letter of your given name
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- brew: A beer; a drink of beer
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- premium: Having a higher than normal quality
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- expansion: Making or becoming larger
- product: Item that can be bought
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- adverse: Negative or harmful
- competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
- bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
- allege: To state without proof
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- like: To want to
- marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
- coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
- profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
- foothold: Place providing support for the foot when climbing
- latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
- coo: To make a low, soft cry, like a dove
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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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