Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- turn on
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- suck in: To inhale or draw something into the mouth or lungs.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- urge: A strong desire for something
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- shift: To change in position or direction
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- let: To allow someone to do something
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
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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
A2 Elementary
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