Vocabulary
- power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- ease with: To make something less painful, difficult, or troubling; to comfort or relieve.
- at ease
- at peace with: Feeling calm and content about something, especially after a period of worry or difficulty.
- such as: For example; like
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
- on the go: Very busy and active.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- brew: A beer; a drink of beer
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- require: To demand that someone does something
- manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
- neural: About the nerves or nervous system
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- hallucination: Seeing things that are not there, as from drug use
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
- myriad: Very large quantity of something
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- auditory: Of the process of hearing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- phobia: Extreme fear
- reconcile: To balance the accounts
- mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
- bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
- vomiting: To bring up food from stomach out through mouth
- cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- experienced: Having skill and knowledge gained by doing things
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
- sparse: Being few in number and often widely spread
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
- meditative: Thinking in a quiet reflective manner
- endoplasmic: Inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
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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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