Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- laid back
- stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- mental: Concerning the mind
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- prioritize: To rank things in importance
- trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- spot: A certain place or area
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
- overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
- detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
- cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
- telltale: Someone who discloses information intentionally
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
- snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
- moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- burn: To destroy with fire
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
- wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
- positivity: Tendency to be positive or accepting
- autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
- helplessness: A feeling of being unable to manage
- honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
- overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard
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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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