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  • under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
  • put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
  • lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
  • right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • tightly: In a manner that doesn't allow movement
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • disappointed: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
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    • disappointed

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

      UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
      • Adjective
      • Feeling you did not meet expectations
      • Feeling let down by someone's actions or behavior.
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    • lose control

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
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    • numb

      US /nʌm/

      UK /nʌm/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a part of body unable to feel (pain, etc.)
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • put under

      US /pʊt ˈʌndɚ/

      UK /put ˈʌndə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
      • To bring someone or something under one's control or authority.
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    • right in front

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
      • In a position where something is easily visible or obvious.
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • tightly

      US /ˈtaɪtlɪ/

      UK /ˈtaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that doesn't allow movement
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • under the surface

      US /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈsɜrfɪs/

      UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈsɜ:fis/

      • other
      • Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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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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