Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- out of character: Not typical of someone's personality or usual behavior.
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- bottle up: To deliberately not show a strong feeling or emotion.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- see beyond: To understand deeper truths beyond surface.
- take offense: To feel resentful or upset as a result of something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- against you: In opposition to you.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- strength: Condition of being strong
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- express: To send something by fast mail
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
- tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
- tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
- section: A part of a whole
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- harness: To capture the power of something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
- defense: Argument in support of something
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- important: Having power or authority
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
- troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
- discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
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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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