Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- next to: Being located along side another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- look back: To think about past events
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- short clip: A brief segment of a video or film.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- think back: To recapture the past
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- option: A choice
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- great: Very good; better than before
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- mini: Small British car
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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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