Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- count towards: To be included as part of a total or goal.
- lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- between jobs: Temporarily unemployed but seeking work.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
- in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- complete picture: A thorough and comprehensive understanding of a situation or event.
- at least: As a minimum
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- out of work
- due to: Because of; owing to
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- across the board: Broad in scope or content
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
- rev up: To increase the running speed of an engine.
- tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- buying: To believe something; accept
- job: Something that must be done
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- bad: Not good; wrong
- buy: To believe something; accept
- business: A company formed for making profit
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- part: Division of a book
- cheaper: Not as expensive as something else; costing less
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- spending: To use money to pay for something
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- call: A order or request for action
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- price: Person's name
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- unemployed: Not currently being used
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- employment: The state of being in work or having a job
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- cruise: To easily achieve
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- income: Earned money from work, investments or business
- datum: Item of factual information
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- structural: Concerning or caused by structure
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- stable: In a position where something does not fall over
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- drawback: A disadvantage or problem
- output: Amount of something that is produced
- deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
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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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