Vocabulary
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- write down: To record in writing
- goes well: To happen in the way desired
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- have to: Must do
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- check out
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- material: Cloth; fabric
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- public: Owned by the government
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
- tremendously: Very well or very impressively
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- converse: The opposite of something else
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
- twister: Violent windstorm revolving around central point
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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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10 Ways to speak with confidence | Matt Abrahams (Summary)
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minicat posted on 2017/02/10Feeling nervous about speaking in public? This video breaks down 10 fantastic ways to boost your confidence, drawing on insights from Stanford GSB's Matt Abrahams! You'll pick up practical techniques for calming nerves and delivering your message clearly, perfect for anyone who wants to present with more impact.
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