Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- poverty: State of being poor
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- currency: Widespread acceptance
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
- drone: A remote controlled flying device
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
- niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- hub: Center of action or interest
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
- license: To give official permission to do something
- business: A company formed for making profit
- great: Very good; better than before
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- picture: General situation or state of being
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- hobby: Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
- soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
- quad: Four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings
- outsourcing: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
- cellphone: Phone you can take with you everywhere
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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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