Vocabulary
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- couple up: To join together as a pair, especially romantically or for a task.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- regardless of
- wise up: To become aware of the true facts about a situation.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- check out
- stand out
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- dude: Form of address for a man
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- correlation: The relationship between two variables
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
- disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- recur: To occur again or repeatedly
- kitten: Young cat
- involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- longitudinal: Going from the top to the bottom of something
- depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
- optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
- sire: Male parent of an animal
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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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Friends are better for your mental health than your partner, study finds
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/18Wait, are friends *really* better for your mental health than your partner? This video dives into a surprising study that explores just that, offering some hilarious insights and maybe even some friendship advice along the way! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and hear some super relatable situational dialogue that's perfect for practicing your listening skills.
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