Vocabulary
- on impulse: Acting suddenly without thinking about the results of your actions
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- have to: Must do
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- at least: As a minimum
- eat out: To eat at a restaurant
- stress out: To become anxious, worried, or tense.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- dry skin: A skin condition characterized by a lack of moisture in the skin, often causing itching, scaling, and cracking.
- on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
- go away: To go on vacation
- in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
- turn on
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- shrink: To become smaller
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- dehydration: The state of not having enough water
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- fully: Completely or entirely
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- daily: Happening every day
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
- stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
- calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- brow: Area on a face below the hair and above the eyes
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- stoicism: Indifference to pleasure or pain or suffering
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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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