Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- have to: Must do
- on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
- set up
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- interact with
- with dignity: In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- valuable: Being useful or important
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- role: Character played by an actor
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
- tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
- twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- tabletop: Top horizontal work surface of a table
- kris: Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
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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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