Vocabulary
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- lead to: To result in some action
- cut down: To reduce your use of something
- going on: To continue doing something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- on the back of: As a result of or following something.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- of late: Recently; lately.
- brush off: To ignore or dismiss something or someone.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- at sea
- such as: For example; like
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- financial: Involving money
- military: Army or armed forces
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- huge: Very very large
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- migration: Process of moving to live in another place
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
- datum: Item of factual information
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- prescriptive: Determining or ordering rules or laws
- displacement: Number of liters a petrol engine has
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
- discontinue: To put an end to an activity or practice
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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