Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- cold shoulder: To deliberately ignore someone.
- stop from: To prevent someone from doing something; to hinder or obstruct.
- left out: To forget; omit
- beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- write down: To record in writing
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
- as such: Something previously stated or understood
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- map out: To plan or arrange something in detail.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- section: A part of a whole
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
- proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
- feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- part: Division of a book
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- indistinguishable: Exactly alike; not able to be seen as different
- psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
- exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
- triathlon: Distance race where you swim, ride a bike, and run
- ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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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
A2 Elementary
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