Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- work out
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- have to: Must do
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- strength: Condition of being strong
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
- slayer: A killer or murderer
- unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
- nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
- unbreakable: Impossible to break under ordinary usage
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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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