Vocabulary
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- beat to: To play or create music with a specific rhythm or tempo.
- store away: To put something in a safe place for future use; to put into storage.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- mental: Concerning the mind
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- valuable: Being useful or important
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- master: To gain control over something
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- deep: Complex and important
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- unplug: To pull out the plug of (electrical appliances)
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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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