Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- set by: To separate and save for another use or time
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- due to: Because of; owing to
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- college credit: Recognition for having taken a course at college or university, which can be used towards a degree.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
- round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
- clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
- on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- back on to: To move backwards until reaching or touching something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- deal with
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- mental: Concerning the mind
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- strike: To hit something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
- initial: First letter of your given name
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- valuable: Being useful or important
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- affirmation: Statement that something is true
- flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
- effortless: Requiring little or no work; easy
- pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- hoop: Round or circular shape or object
- adaptable: Having the ability to change to new conditions
- online: Connected to the internet
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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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Why You Need To Stop Trying | The Law Of Reversed Effort
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