Vocabulary
- zoning out: The act of stopping paying attention and starting daydreaming or thinking about other things.
- zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- flow out of: To move or pour steadily and continuously from somewhere.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- flush out: To force someone or something out of a hiding place.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- in check: Under control; restrained.
- lead to: To result in some action
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
- extended period: A long duration of time.
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- clear out: To empty things out of a place
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- mental: Concerning the mind
- deprivation: State of lacking something needed
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- shrink: To become smaller
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- address: Exact street location of a place
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- intention: Aim or purpose
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- identical: The same in every way
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- couple: To join something to something else
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- fantasize: To imagine an unreal situation; to dream about
- deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
- important: Having power or authority
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- incubation: Development in a particular environment
- orchestrate: To organize and plan
- crux: Main point of an issue
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
- daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
- beta: Test version of a product or software
- tau: 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
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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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