Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- with cause: With a justified reason or legal grounds.
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
- tune out: To stop paying attention to something; ignore
- herd mentality: The tendency for people's behavior or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
- herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
- superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
- marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
- weak: Not having a strong character
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- live: To be alive
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
- outsourcing: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
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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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