Vocabulary
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- check out
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- slip into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- revolve around: To have something as a main subject or purpose.
- food for thought: Something worth thinking seriously about.
- personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
- age out: To become too old to participate in something like a program.
- things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- tone down: To make something less forceful, intense, or extreme.
- against you: In opposition to you.
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- push away: To move someone or something away from you by pushing.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- in favour of
- withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- deal with
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- valuable: Being useful or important
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
- problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- quit: To leave a job
- noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- cannabis: Type of plant that is a drug when smoked
- worsen: To make or become worse
- depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
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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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