Vocabulary
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- snap out of: To stop experiencing a negative feeling or state.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- check out
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- evolve: To develop certain features
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- shift: To change in position or direction
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
- proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- respond: To answer something or someone
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- dwell: To live in a certain place
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
- empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
- dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/09/25Ever feel like things just happen *to* you? This fun quiz helps you spot if you're stuck in a victim mindset and gives you practical tips to shift towards self-leadership! You'll pick up simple sentence structures and daily phrases to help you set better boundaries and take control.
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