Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- high voice: A voice with a high pitch or frequency.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- rising tone: A tone that rises in pitch, often used in questions or to express surprise.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- narrative: The telling of a story
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- weak: Not having a strong character
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
- closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
- nonverbal: Being communicated or done without speaking
- inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
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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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Not What You Say, But How You Say It – The Power of Paralinguistics
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