Vocabulary
- hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
- work out
- bear with me: Be patient with me.
- buckle down: To apply oneself seriously to a task or problem; to begin to work hard and earnestly.
- have to: Must do
- fat fuck: A highly offensive and derogatory term for an overweight person, implying laziness, worthlessness, and contempt.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
- dude: Form of address for a man
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- great: Very good; better than before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
- weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- righteous: Regarding what you think is right
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
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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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Amy.Lin posted on 2018/03/14Feeling stuck or unmotivated? This high-energy video delivers a raw, aggressive rant about discipline and showing up, perfect for boosting your self-improvement game! You'll pick up powerful phrases like "Hold the Line" and "Discipline Equals Freedom" to help you stay on track.
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