Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
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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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