Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- go with the flow: To accept and adapt to events without resistance.
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- respond: To answer something or someone
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- slam: To criticize sharply
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- fully: Completely or entirely
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- part: Division of a book
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- atomic: Concerning atoms
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- bawl: To cry loudly, and without restraint
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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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Signs Your Mental Health Is Doing Better Even if You Don’t Think So
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