Vocabulary
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- digital media: Electronic devices and media platforms used to create, distribute, and consume content.
- deal with
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- look back: To think about past events
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- such as: For example; like
- have to: Must do
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- ask for help: To request assistance or support.
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- express: To send something by fast mail
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- section: A part of a whole
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- fully: Completely or entirely
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- part: Division of a book
- yearn: To strongly desire something or someone
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
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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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9 Signs You're Dealing with Childhood Trauma
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