Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- deal with
- tense up: To become nervous or anxious; to tighten one's muscles due to stress or fear.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- going on: To continue doing something
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- check out
- file in: Enter a place in a neat, organized line or sequence.
- dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- fight off: To defend a position, often violently
- feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- coming your way: To happen or become available to you.
- such as: For example; like
- due to: Because of; owing to
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- mental: Concerning the mind
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- section: A part of a whole
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- important: Having power or authority
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
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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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