Vocabulary
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- in terms of
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- go away: To go on vacation
- such as: For example; like
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
- complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- material: Cloth; fabric
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- annoying: To make someone angry
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- decade: Period of 10 years
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- steer: A cow
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- insanely: In an insane manner
- audio: Concerning sound
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- sage: Someone who is very wise
- embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- live: To be alive
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
- palliative: Moderating suffering by making it easier to bear
- memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
- analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
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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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