Vocabulary
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- have to: Must do
- in light of: Because of; considering
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- pile on: To add a large amount of something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- on to: Toward something; forward
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- pile: Large amount of something
- tiny: Very, very small
- address: Exact street location of a place
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- value: Importance you attach to something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- splurge: Indulging yourself by buying something expensive
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
- envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
- auditory: Of the process of hearing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- person: Man, woman or child
- pat: Person's name
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wary: Concerned about danger; cautious; circumspect
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- riddled: Infested with; full of (insects, mistakes etc.)
- abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet
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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
A2 Elementary
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