Vocabulary
- extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- eating healthy: The practice of consuming foods that are beneficial for one's health and well-being.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- lead to: To result in some action
- regardless of
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
- flexible: Bending easily
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- exert: To make something have an effect on something else
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
- slay: To kill violently
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- locus: Site or location where something is, or occurs
- depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
- lingo: Language or dialect
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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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