Vocabulary
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- have to: Must do
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- next to: Being located along side another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- break it to: To tell someone bad news.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
- perk up: To become or cause to become happier, more lively, or more cheerful.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- positive light: A way of presenting someone or something that makes them seem good or desirable.
- speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
- spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- positive energy: A good and optimistic feeling or atmosphere.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- doze off: To fall lightly asleep, especially during the day or when not intending to.
- dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- conduct: Your behavior
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- superior: Better; higher quality
- possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- stimulus: Something that causes a change
- dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- prematurely: Before the end of the natural or desired time
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
- backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- aura: Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- disclose: To make once private information public
- imperfection: Something that makes something less than perfect
- blunder: To make a large mistake or error
- psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
- taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- superhuman: Above or beyond human power or endurance
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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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