Vocabulary
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- turn on
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- take stock: To review or assess a situation.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- tv show: A television program.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- write down: To record in writing
- deal with
- have to: Must do
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- check out
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- fellow: Man or a boy
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- audio: Concerning sound
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- deep: Complex and important
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- muster: To gather or call together (soldiers, etc.)
- regain: To get something back that had been lost
- upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
- renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
- breather: Short rest after activity
- outdate: To be older than
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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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"I've Lost All Motivation": How to Stay Motivated When Learning a Language
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Miho Ishii posted on 2023/06/21Feeling that language learning motivation dip? This video dives into practical strategies like microlearning and goal setting to help you get back on track, even when you feel burnt out. You'll pick up simple sentence structures and daily tips to keep your progress going strong!
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