Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- join in
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- lead to: To result in some action
- seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
- have to: Must do
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- dread: To await with great fear
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- inherent: Existing as an essential part of
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
- important: Having power or authority
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- public: Owned by the government
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- phobia: Extreme fear
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
- negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
- embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
- excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
- unit: One apartment in a building
- engulf: To completely surround and enclose
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- psychotherapy: Therapy for the mind
- lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
- heartbeat: Beat of your heart
- shyness: Afraid of meeting people; lack of self-confidence
- unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
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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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