Vocabulary

  • breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
  • breathe out: To exhale air from the lungs.
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • finish off: To complete the last part of something.
  • apart from: Except for; not considering
  • speed up: To move more quickly
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • at the moment: At this time; now
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
  • worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
  • in the moment: At the present time; now.
  • huge deal: Something very important or significant.
  • at a time: Separately; one by one
  • take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • efficient: Able to produce results without waste
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
  • cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
  • exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
  • maneuver: Military movement of troops
  • bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
  • prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
  • minimize: To make something seem small or less important
  • diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
  • inhalation: Act of breathing
  • contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
  • takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
  • suction: Process of extracting air, as to cause to stick
  • moisturize: To apply moisturizer or cream to (skin)
  • reintroduce: To make a person known to another again
  • whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • apart from

      US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/

      UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/

      • Preposition
      • Except for; not considering
      • In addition to; as well as
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • at a time

      US /æt e taɪm/

      UK /æt ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Separately; one by one
      • Simultaneously; together
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • at risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In danger; likely to be harmed
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    • at the moment

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At this time; now
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    • average

      US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/

      UK /'ævərɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Total of numbers divided by the number of items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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    • bloodstream

      US /ˈblʌdˌstrim/

      UK /ˈblʌdstri:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Blood flowing through the circulatory system
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    • breathe in

      US /brið ɪn/

      UK /bri:ð in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
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    • breathe out

      US /brið aʊt/

      UK /bri:ð aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exhale air from the lungs.
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    • bring down

      US /brɪŋ daʊn/

      UK /briŋ daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
      • To kill someone, often with a gun
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • contraption

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
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    • cure

      US /kjʊr/

      UK /kjʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that solves a problem or makes it better
      • Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix or improve a problem
      • To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
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    • diaphragm

      US /ˈdaɪəˌfræm/

      UK /ˈdaɪəfræm/

      • Noun
      • Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
      • A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • efficient

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Able to produce results without waste
      • Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • exaggerate

      US /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      UK /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To makes things seem more extreme than reality
      • To speak or write about something in a way that overemphasizes or magnifies its qualities.
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    • exercise

      US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/

      UK /'eksəsaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work out to become stronger and healthier
      • To retain your ability or practice your skills
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical activity to increase health and strength
      • Set of questions in a text book
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    • exhale

      US /ɛksˈhel,ɛkˈhel/

      UK /eksˈheɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
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    • finish off

      US /ˈfɪnɪʃ ɔf/

      UK /ˈfiniʃ ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To complete the last part of something.
      • To decisively defeat someone.
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    • from time to time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
      • At intervals; now and then.
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    • huge deal

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Something very important or significant.
      • An event or situation that has a major impact.
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • in the moment

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At the present time; now.
      • Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
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    • inhalation

      US /ˌɪnhəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnhə'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of breathing
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    • inhale

      US /ɪnˈhel/

      UK /ɪnˈheɪl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To breathe in something like air or smoke
      • To eat or drink something extremely fast
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    • maneuver

      US /məˈnuvɚ, -ˈnju-/

      UK /mə'nu:və/

      • Noun
      • Military movement of troops
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move troops in a battle
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    • meditation

      US /ˌmɛdɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌmedɪ'teɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of deep and quiet thinking
      • The practice of focusing one's mind for a period of time.
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    • mindful

      US /ˈmaɪndfəl/

      UK /ˈmaɪndfl/

      • Adjective
      • Bearing in mind; attentive to
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    • minimize

      US /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'mɪnɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something seem small or less important
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    • moisturize

      US /ˈmɔɪstʃəˌraɪz/

      UK /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply moisturizer or cream to (skin)
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • perk

      US /pɜ:rk/

      UK /pɜ:k/

      • Noun
      • An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly get more energy
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • prescribe

      US /prɪˈskraɪb/

      UK /prɪ'skraɪb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
      • To set down rules or guidelines
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • reintroduce

      US /ˌri:ɪntrəˈdu:s/

      UK /ˌri:ɪntrəˈdju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a person known to another again
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • respiratory

      US /ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri, -ˌtori, rɪˈspaɪrə-/

      UK /ˈrespərəˌtɔ:ri:, -ˌtəʊri:, rɪˈspaɪərə-/

      • Adjective
      • (Medical) concerning breathing
      • Having the function of respiration.
      • Noun
      • The branch of medicine concerned with the organs of respiration.
      • The system of organs involved in breathing.
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • speed up

      US /spid ʌp/

      UK /spi:d ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move more quickly
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • suction

      US /ˈsʌkʃən/

      UK /'sʌkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of extracting air, as to cause to stick
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    • take in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To allow to enter; receive as a guest
      • To include or add
      • Transitive Verb
      • To absorb (liquid).
      • To understand or comprehend something.
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    • takeaway

      US /ˈtekəˌwe/

      UK /ˈteɪkəweɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Employee benefit deleted in union contract
      • A meal bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere.
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    • therapy

      US /ˈθɛrəpi/

      UK /'θerəpɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to help cure an illness
      • Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
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    • trigger

      US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
      • Device that starts a process
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a process off e.g. a memory
      • To cause something to begin or happen.
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    • warm up

      US /wɔːrm ʌp/

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
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    • whew

      US /hwju, hwu, hwju/

      UK /hwju:/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are relieved
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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    • worth mentioning

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
      • Significant enough to warrant attention or discussion.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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