Vocabulary
- work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- lie back: To rest in a reclining position on one's back.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- thrash about: To move in a wild, uncontrolled way.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- fall back into: To revert to a previous behavior or condition.
- at least: As a minimum
- due to: Because of; owing to
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- turn on
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
- make it worse: To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- 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
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- mental: Concerning the mind
- deprivation: State of lacking something needed
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- resolve: To make a decision to do something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
- underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
- thrash: To hit very hard with a stick or whip
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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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