Vocabulary
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- cruise: To easily achieve
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- respond: To answer something or someone
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- daily: Happening every day
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- call: A order or request for action
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- highly: In a manner that shows approval
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- italian: Concerning the culture and people of Italy
- key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
- valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
- logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
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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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