Vocabulary
- take it away: To remove something.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look back: To think about past events
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- write down: To record in writing
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- mental: Concerning the mind
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- rational: Able to think clearly
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- neural: About the nerves or nervous system
- willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- gigantic: Extremely large
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
- consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- splurge: Indulging yourself by buying something expensive
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
- intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- orgasm: Moment of most intense pleasure when having sex
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- raccoon: A nocturnal mammal with a ringed tail
- gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
- jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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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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