Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- shift: To change in position or direction
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- outright: In a complete manner; totally
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- narcissist: Someone in love with themselves
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
- person: Man, woman or child
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
- aggressor: Country or person that starts a fight or conflict
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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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