Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in terms of
- lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
- wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
- on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
- huge: Very very large
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- additional: Further or added
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- point: An item to be discussed
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- business: A company formed for making profit
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- verge: Brink or threshold
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- come: To arrive at a place
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- flagship: Chief one of a related group
- augment: To make something larger, stronger, more effective
- miraculously: In a wonderful and extraordinary manner
- steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
- analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
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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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