Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- etiquette: Rules regarding manners or good behavior
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
- deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
- attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
- click: To work well with someone or something
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
- explicitly: Clearly; specifically
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- confess: To admit that you did something wrong
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
- needy: Poor; without much money
- discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
- psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
- miscommunication: Mistakes made when exchanging messages
- disagreeable: Not pleasant or likeable; rude; distasteful
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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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