Vocabulary
- against you: In opposition to you.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- mind games: Psychological manipulation intended to make someone feel confused or insecure.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- break up
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- play the victim: To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- chase after: To try hard to get something/achieve a dream, etc.
- seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- have to: Must do
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- shrink: To become smaller
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- valuable: Being useful or important
- tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- seek: To ask someone for help
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- leave: To go away from; depart
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- act: To behave in a certain way
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- person: Man, woman or child
- hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- platonic: Purely spiritual; as friends only; not sexual
- bombard: To attack with weapons
- wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- soulmate: Person thought to be your perfect romantic partner
- toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
- ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen
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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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