Vocabulary
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
- melt into: To blend or merge smoothly into something else, often losing distinctness.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- F off: A rude way to tell someone to go away or leave.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- ask for help: To request assistance or support.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- going on: To continue doing something
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at least: As a minimum
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- fraction: Small part of something
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- grasp: Person's control over something
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- fluently: In an able and easy manner
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
- devote: To dedicate
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- piece: A counter in a board game
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
- mount: To attach something to something else
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- foe: (Literary) an enemy
- moron: Very stupid, foolish person
- aggressor: Country or person that starts a fight or conflict
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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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