Vocabulary
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- write down: To record in writing
- have to: Must do
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- go on: To continue doing something
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- buy: To believe something; accept
- leave: To go away from; depart
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- price: Person's name
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- borrowing: To take and later return something from another
- collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- accounting: An activity to prepare and keep financial records
- silly: Careless
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- owner: Person who owns or has something
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- graphically: In great detail so something is clear
- liquidity: Degree to which your wealth is held in cash
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
- obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- asset: Thing that has value to you
- liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
- resolve: To make a decision to do something
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
- representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
- millionaire: Person with 1,000,000 dollars, euros etc. or more
- deed: Something that is done; act or action
- glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
- tangent: Line or curve meeting another line or curve
- granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
- remainder: What is left over after the larger part is gone
- mini: Small British car
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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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