Vocabulary
- feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- have to: Must do
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- for instance: As an example.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- give it to someone: Criticize or confront someone firmly.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- conclusion: End of something; finish
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- defect: Fault in someone or something
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- apathy: Feeling of indifference; not caring about anything
- bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- inference: Conclusion reached after considering the evidence
- infer: To reach a conclusion from the evidence
- lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
- indirectly: In a manner that is not direct or straight
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- ciao: (Italian) hello or goodbye
- reek: To give off a strong, unpleasant smell; stink
- homophone: Word pronounced the same but differing in meaning
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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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AFFECT or EFFECT? Infer or Imply? Sympathy or Empathy?
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Ever mix up 'affect' and 'effect', or 'imply' and 'infer'? This fun video breaks down these tricky word pairs with daily practical examples and even some cool facts! You'll boost your vocabulary and sound more natural in conversations in no time.
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