Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
- from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
- deal with
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- raised eyebrows: A reaction of surprise, disapproval, or skepticism.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- going on: To continue doing something
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- mad: Very angry
- wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
- chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- person: Man, woman or child
- prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
- frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- funky: Offbeat; fashionable
- nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- cheek: The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- eyebrow: Line of hair that grows above the eye
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- nonverbal: Being communicated or done without speaking
- massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
- daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
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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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Body Language: How to tell if someone is bored or interested!
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/17Ever wonder if your audience is hooked or zoning out? This video breaks down the subtle (and not-so-subtle!) body language cues that show if someone is bored or totally interested. You'll pick up practical vocabulary to help you read the room like a pro!
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