Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
- such as: For example; like
- water down: To add water to a drink or other liquid in order to make it less strong, concentrated, or thick.
- help out: To assist someone
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- couple: To join something to something else
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- important: Having power or authority
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- ache: To want something very badly
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
- dozen: 12 people or things
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- management: People who are in control of a business or group
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- incapable: Not capable or able to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- truth: Real facts about something
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- skill: Ability to do something well
- weight: How heavy something is
- largely: In large part; mainly or chiefly
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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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Lian posted on 2019/08/10Ever feel like a small problem is weighing you down like a heavy glass of water? This animated story time uses a simple glass metaphor to explore stress management and anxiety relief, offering practical mindfulness tips you can use daily! You'll pick up useful phrases for discussing negative thoughts and low self-esteem in a relatable, conversational way.
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