Vocabulary
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
- turn off
- stir up: To cause trouble; incite unrest.
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- lead to: To result in some action
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- in power: Having control of a country or organization.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- extreme: Very great in degree
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- shift: To change in position or direction
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
- military: Army or armed forces
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- dominance: Having more power, success than others
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- daily: Happening every day
- person: Man, woman or child
- prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
- override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
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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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