Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- work out
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- improve on: To make something better than it was before.
- have to: Must do
- set up
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- pile: Large amount of something
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- merchandise: Goods for sale
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- workout: Energetic exercise
- justify: To give good reasons for something
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- procrastinator: Someone who postpones work out of laziness
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- inaction: Not taking any action; not doing anything
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- thoughtfully: In a careful or considerate manner
- downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet
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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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