Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
- whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- on wheels: Having wheels attached for easy movement.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- for instance: As an example.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on the cross: Positioned on or attached to the Christian crucifix symbol.
- run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in terms of
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- take a piece: To remove a portion of something.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- shoo away: To cause someone or something to go away by shooing.
- broken leg: A fracture in one of the bones of the leg.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- set off: To start a journey
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- contrasted with: To be strikingly different from something else.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- pour forth: To emit or express something freely and abundantly.
- lift me up: To encourage or improve the mood of someone.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- triumph: Joy from victory or success
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- troop: Group of people
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- important: Having power or authority
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- deep: Complex and important
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- part: Division of a book
- questionnaire: Form used to get information from many people
- realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
- chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
- altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
- tread: To step; to walk on
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- posit: To put forward a theory or idea; suggest
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- exodus: Going out or forth in a large group
- buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
- chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
- causal: Showing the direct reason for something
- heartache: Intense sorrow caused by loss, e.g. of a loved one
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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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Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
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Ken Song posted on 2016/10/28Feeling overwhelmed by grief or depression? This inspiring interview with Marianne Williamson explores how spiritual healing can help you navigate tough times, drawing from her book 'Tears to Triumph.' You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while gaining insights into grief recovery and the meaning of depression.
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