Vocabulary
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- as such: Something previously stated or understood
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- briefly: Using little time or resources
- important: Having power or authority
- mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
- psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- point: An item to be discussed
- neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
- negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
- magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
- deficient: Lacking something necessary
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
- affective: Relating to or affecting the emotions
- depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
- psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
- humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- untreated: Not given necessary medical attention
- lancet: Surgical knife used e.g. for small incisions
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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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