Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- have to: Must do
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
- in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- eating healthy: The practice of consuming foods that are beneficial for one's health and well-being.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- turn off
- cross off: To remove a name from a list by drawing a line through it.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- without fail: Certainly; always; surely.
- in one sitting: All at one time; without interruption.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- to the life: In a very realistic and exact manner.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
- build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
- act on: To have an effect on something.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- above the noise: To ignore distractions and focus on what is important.
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- master: To gain control over something
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- quit: To leave a job
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
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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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