Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- deal with
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- bend the rules: To apply rules in a flexible way, often to achieve a desired outcome.
- roll over: To make a payment later than planned
- such as: For example; like
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- test: To be given a medical examination
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- software: Computer applications and systems
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- discount: To consider to be not important or not true
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- pointing: To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- call: A order or request for action
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- maker: Person, company, or object that creates things
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- apology: Saying you are sorry about something
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- shocked: To affect someone with an electrical current
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- gap: Distance between two objects
- scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- dishonest: Likely to steal or lie; deceitful; corrupt
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- resign: To leave a job because you want to
- formally: In a formal manner; officially
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
- banking: To put or keep your money in a bank
- manufacturer: Group or company that makes a certain product
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
- diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- regulator: Device controlling the amount, speed, or level
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- sector: Part that a place is divided into
- deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
- emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- output: Amount of something that is produced
- misbehavior: Naughty, rude or improper behavior
- blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- onstage: On the stage
- fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
- oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
- clearing: To recover from or remove a problem
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
- highway: Main road connecting places
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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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