Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- measure up: To be good enough; to meet the required standard.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
- red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
- dream up: To invent or imagine something, especially something unusual or ingenious.
- settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
- eating healthy: The practice of consuming foods that are beneficial for one's health and well-being.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- mental: Concerning the mind
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- tiny: Very, very small
- irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
- deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- stressful: Worrying; causing tension
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- telltale: Someone who discloses information intentionally
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- person: Man, woman or child
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- averse: Averse to feeling strong dislike for
- impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
- worsen: To make or become worse
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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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