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- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- in stock: Available to buy in a store
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in terms of
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- management: People who are in control of a business or group
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- netflix: A subscription-based streaming service that offers a wide variety of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and other content.
- fund: To supply money for something
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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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Tony Robbins: How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders
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