Vocabulary
- vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- lead to: To result in some action
- kind act: A benevolent or helpful action.
- way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- mental: Concerning the mind
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- diverse: Being varied or different from each other
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
- vary: To change something and make it different
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- act: To behave in a certain way
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
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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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