Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- work out
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- have to: Must do
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- spouse: Someone's husband or wife
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- require: To demand that someone does something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
- leave: To go away from; depart
- exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
- humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
- aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
- injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
- deep: Complex and important
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
- shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- blatant: (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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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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Why We Should Refuse to Get Into Arguments
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