Vocabulary
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
- have to: Must do
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- stick it out: To endure to the end; persevere through difficulties.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- click: To work well with someone or something
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
- defense: Argument in support of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
- penetrate: To enter or pass through something
- simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
- attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
- adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
- wavelength: To have similar feelings
- coherence: State in which all of the parts are connected
- variability: (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
- alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
- calmness: Feeling of being relaxed, and not worried or angry
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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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