Vocabulary
- plug in
- due to: Because of; owing to
- compared with: In relation to
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- spot: A certain place or area
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- due: When something is required or expected
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- hybrid: Formed from combining different things
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- expansion: Making or becoming larger
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- weak: Not having a strong character
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
- datum: Item of factual information
- downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
- auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
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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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