Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
- at ease
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- initial: First letter of your given name
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- elusive: Difficult to find or catch
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
- competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- downside: Negative aspect of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- important: Having power or authority
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- rapport: Understanding or empathy between two people
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- audio: Concerning sound
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- trustworthy: Honest and reliable
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
- rank: To rate or class things
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- approachable: Easy to talk to or deal with
- authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
- positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
- curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
- awkwardly: With a lack of smooth movement
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- flax: Fiber that is woven into linen fabric
- purposefully: In a determined manner
- communicator: Person expressing ideas, thoughts and feelings
- dale: Area of low land between hills or mountains
- phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
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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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