Vocabulary
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- pound key: The key on a telephone keypad marked with the symbol '#'.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- start over: To begin again.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- staff: Employees of a company
- pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
- main: Most important; most often used
- meeting: To provide something that is necessary
- digit: Person's finger or toe
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- diversify: To make or become more varied
- contractor: Business doing work for an amount of money
- tighten: To make a rule, law or system tougher
- insufficient: Not sufficient; not enough
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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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