Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- set up
- yellow pages: A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
- raised eyebrows: A reaction of surprise, disapproval, or skepticism.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- favor: Support or approval from people
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- dominance: Having more power, success than others
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
- influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- sector: Part that a place is divided into
- counterfeit: Made to look like the real thing, but false; fake
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- fortunate: Having good luck
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- business: A company formed for making profit
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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