Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- have to: Must do
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
- breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
- free rein: Complete freedom to act or make decisions as one wishes.
- flatten out: To become level or less steep.
- see to: To attend to; take care of
- making waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- on horseback: Riding a horse or sitting astride a horse.
- in layman's terms: Express using simple language for non-experts.
- breathe out: To exhale air from the lungs.
- going on: To continue doing something
- feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- leave: To go away from; depart
- proportion: A part of a whole thing
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- master: To gain control over something
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
- deep: Complex and important
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
- insensitive: Not responsive to physical touch
- dungeon: Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
- boldly: In a bold or brave way, fearing no consequences
- subdue: To quieten someone down
- disciple: Early follower of Jesus
- cultivation: Science of the use of soil for growing plants
- buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
- cannibal: Person who eats another human being
- befriend: To make a friend of someone
- newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future
- supplementation: Process of adding an extra part to something
- stallion: Male horse that is used for breeding
- observable: Being able to be seen, noticed, or sensed
- birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth
- councilman: Man who is a council member
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Feeling stuck in your own head? This video offers practical techniques like "Neti Neti" and breathwork, inspired by Ramana Maharshi and a Stanford study, to help you stop overthinking and find present awareness. You'll pick up simple sentence structures and useful phrases for anxiety relief that you can use every day!
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