Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- hand it out: To distribute something to several people by hand.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- give access: To provide the ability or right to enter, use, or view something.
- check out
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- require: To demand that someone does something
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- deep: Complex and important
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- disclosure: Making private information public
- antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
- deflect: To cause to turn in a different direction
- discernment: Cognitive condition of someone who understands
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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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