Vocabulary
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- such as: For example; like
- turn into: To change to become something else
- feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- out of character: Not typical of someone's personality or usual behavior.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- lead to: To result in some action
- on to: Toward something; forward
- seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- mental: Concerning the mind
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- prioritize: To rank things in importance
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
- strike: To hit something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
- address: Exact street location of a place
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
- outright: In a complete manner; totally
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- persona: Personality that you project in public
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- gloomy: (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- coronary: Concerning the heart
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- normalize: To make something normal or regular
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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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