Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work out
- write down: To record in writing
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- follow through: To fulfill a promise
- phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
- shift in: A change or alteration in something.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- slip away: To leave a place quietly or secretly, often to avoid attention.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- roll off: To fall off something by rolling.
- next to: Being located along side another
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- crowded around: Gathered closely around someone or something.
- turn off
- log out: To disconnect a computer from a network
- lead to: To result in some action
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on to: Toward something; forward
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in motion: Moving; not stationary.
- nine times out of ten: Very often; in most cases; usually.
- update on: To provide the latest information about something.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- shift: To change in position or direction
- algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- workout: Energetic exercise
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- point: An item to be discussed
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
- unmotivated: Without motivation
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
- yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
- delete: To remove or erase something
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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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