Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- fade out: To gradually decrease in visibility or audibility.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- ride the wave: To take advantage of a current trend or period of success.
- have to: Must do
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- extreme: Very great in degree
- barely: Only just; just possible
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
- compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- lust: Sexual desire
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
- reproduce: To make a copy of something
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
- primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
- halo: Circle of light
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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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