Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- shine through: To emit light through something.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- charged with: To be officially accused of something
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- got to: To arrive at some place
- take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
- hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
- snap out of: To stop experiencing a negative feeling or state.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- have to: Must do
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- strength: Condition of being strong
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- agony: Great pain or suffering
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
- despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
- troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
- discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- great: Very good; better than before
- cocky: Overly self-confident or self-assertive
- sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- live: To be alive
- repress: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
- dead: Not alive
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- pathological: (Liar, etc.) behaving in an uncontrollable (bad)
- long: Person's name
- crippling: To hurt and make useless
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- serpent: Very big snake
- miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
- sicken: To shock, disgust or upset
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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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