Vocabulary
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- have to: Must do
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
- lead to: To result in some action
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- check out
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- existential: Philosophy concerning existence
- outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
- stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
- daily: Happening every day
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weak: Not having a strong character
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
- meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
- mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
- uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
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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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