Vocabulary
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- value: Importance you attach to something
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- perfectionism: Belief that only something perfect is acceptable
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
- stoicism: Indifference to pleasure or pain or suffering
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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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