Vocabulary
- tic tacs: A brand of small, hard, mint-flavored candies.
- sugar pill: A pill that contains no medicine and is given for psychological relief rather than for physiological effect.
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- deal with
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- amount: Quantity of something
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- initial: First letter of your given name
- conduct: Your behavior
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- pill: Person who is difficult to deal with
- tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- level: Specific height of something
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
- recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
- ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
- headache: Pain in the head
- injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- tic: Involuntary twitching especially in the face
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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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