Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
- in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- rational: Able to think clearly
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- superior: Better; higher quality
- virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- fundamentally: In a basic and important way
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
- problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
- empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
- great: Very good; better than before
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- person: Man, woman or child
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- anymore: No longer; no more
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- unable: Not being able to do something
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- shear: To cut off fur or wool
- handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals
- unaccompanied: Being without an partner (for travel or music)
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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Susan posted on 2026/03/23Ever had to deliver tough news at work? This video dives into how leaders can handle difficult conversations, like workplace downsizing, with genuine compassion, not just empathy. You'll pick up practical phrases and learn simple sentence structures perfect for these challenging workplace scenarios!
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