Vocabulary
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- control tower: A tall tower at an airport from which air traffic controllers can direct aircraft movements.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
- file away: To put something in a file for storage.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- art therapy: The use of creative methods such as painting, drawing, and sculpture to help people who have mental health problems.
- such as: For example; like
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- rational: Able to think clearly
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- workout: Energetic exercise
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
- overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
- sculpt: To carve a material to make an artistic shape
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- rewire: To put new electricity cables in (a building)
- heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
- hum: To make a constant low sound
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- somatic: Of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
- overactive: More active than normal, other people
- wholeness: State of robust good health
- dissociation: Separation of one part of your life from others
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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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