Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- have to: Must do
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- amount: Quantity of something
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- account: An advantage
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
- cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- worsen: To make or become worse
- taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
- aspirin: Medicine used to treat pain and fever
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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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