Vocabulary

  • cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
  • show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
  • in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • feel out: To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
  • out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
  • out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
  • go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • urge: A strong desire for something
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
  • distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
  • arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
  • cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
  • moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
  • compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
  • spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
  • religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
  • relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • afterward: Happening after something else happened
  • overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
  • masturbation: Stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure
  • psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
  • masturbate: To emit semen by self-manipulation of the penis
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    • afterward

      US /ˈæftəwəd/

      UK /'ɑ:ftəwəd/

      • Adverb
      • Happening after something else happened
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • arousal

      US /ə'raʊzl/

      UK /ə'raʊzl/

      • Noun
      • Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • boredom

      US /ˈbɔrdəm, ˈbor-/

      UK /ˈbɔ:dəm, ˈbəʊr-/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • clash

      US /klæʃ/

      UK /klæʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a disagreement or fight over something
      • (Of colors) to not suit or match appealingly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A conflict; disagreement
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    • compassion

      US /kəmˈpæʃən/

      UK /kəmˈpæʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
      • Actions that demonstrate care and concern for others.
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    • compulsive

      US /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

      UK /kəm'pʌlsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
      • Acting as a result of an irresistible urge; addicted.
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    • cope

      US /koʊp/

      UK /kəʊp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To deal with something in spite of difficulties
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    • cope with

      US /kop wɪð/

      UK /kəup wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
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    • coping mechanism

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
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    • default

      US /dɪˈfɔlt/

      UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Automatic setting when no indicated preference
      • Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
      • To return to a previously determined state
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    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • discomfort

      US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/

      UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
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    • distress

      US /dɪˈstrɛs/

      UK /dɪ'stres/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
      • Condition of danger or emergency
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or sadness
      • To be in financial trouble
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • feel out

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
      • To test or examine something in order to learn about it.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find out about somebody's opinions, ideas, etc. by talking to them in an indirect way
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    • frustrate

      US /ˈfrʌsˌtret/

      UK /frʌ'streɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
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    • go against

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disagree with or challenge someone
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    • in moderation

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Not excessively; with restraint.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • log

      US /lɔ:g/

      UK /lɒg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
      • To leave a website or computer account
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Detailed account of events and progress on journey
      • Piece of a tree that has fallen or been cut
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • masturbate

      US /ˈmæstɚˌbet/

      UK /'mæstəbeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit semen by self-manipulation of the penis
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    • masturbation

      US /ˌmæstɚˈbeʃən/

      UK /ˌmæstə'beɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure
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    • mechanism

      US /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/

      UK /'mekənɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a machine that performs a certain function
      • System or process for achieving a certain result
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • moderation

      US /ˌmɑ:dəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decrease in the amount of something that is high
      • Quality of not doing to excess; restraint
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    • motivation

      US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reason behind why someone did something
      • Enthusiasm for doing something.
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    • no shame

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
      • Showing a lack of hesitation or embarrassment in a way that is admirable or amusing; bold.
      • Phrase
      • Without apology or regret.
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    • of interest

      US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/

      UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/

      • other
      • Relevant or important to someone or something.
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    • out of control

      US /aʊt ʌv kənˈtrol/

      UK /aut ɔv kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to manage or control.
      • Not able to be directed or steered.
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    • out of nowhere

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • overload

      US /ˌovɚˈlod/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a machine work too hard so it might break
      • To cause someone or something to work too hard
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Too much of something
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    • overwhelmed

      US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

      UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
      • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • permission

      US /pɚˈmɪʃən/

      UK /pəˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Right to do something as allowed by another
      • Formal authorization from an authority.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • psych

      US /saɪk/

      UK /saɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
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    • psychologist

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒɪst/

      UK /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An expert who studies the mind and behavior
      • A therapist specializing in mental health.
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • relief

      US /rɪˈlif/

      UK /rɪˈli:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
      • Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
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    • religious

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
      • Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • routine

      US /ruˈtin/

      UK /ru:ˈti:n/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done regularly or habitually
      • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
      • Series of actions that make up a performance
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • show up

      US /ʃo ʌp/

      UK /ʃəu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
      • To be noticeably better than (someone else)
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    • spark

      US /spɑrk/

      UK /spɑ:k/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of burning material produced by fire
      • Tiny, brief bit of light caused by electric energy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make tiny, brief bits of light
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • symptom

      US /ˈsɪmtəm, ˈsɪmp-/

      UK /'sɪmptəm/

      • Noun
      • Sign that suggests that there is a problem
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    • therapist

      US /ˈθɛrəpɪst/

      UK /ˈθerəpɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • urge

      US /ɚdʒ/

      UK /ɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A strong desire for something
      • Strong pressure on someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drive something forward
      • To ask or encourage someone to do something
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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