Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- slip up: To make a mistake
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- have to: Must do
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- flawless: With no imperfections or errors
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- workout: Energetic exercise
- draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- perfectionism: Belief that only something perfect is acceptable
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- overrate: To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
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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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You don’t have to be perfect...just do this
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Wenwen Chang posted on 2025/06/05Feeling stuck because things aren't perfect? This video is your pep talk to ditch perfectionism and just start! You'll learn how embracing 'progress over perfection' and taking small steps can build amazing momentum, helping you overcome procrastination and 'fail forward' into success.
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