Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- have to: Must do
- kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
- stave off: To keep something away; To repel
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
- interact with
- in bad shape: In poor physical or operational condition.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- evolve: To develop certain features
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- military: Army or armed forces
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
- primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- mitigate: To make less severe or serious
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- part: Division of a book
- area: Amount of measured space
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
- imprint: Mark or figure impressed or printed on something
- relive: To remember a past time or event
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
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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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3 doctors explain how to reframe your trauma, anxiety, and internal dialogue
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/23Ever wonder how to quiet that nagging inner voice? Three doctors dive into practical neuroscience to help you reframe trauma and anxiety, offering techniques like guided breathing to manage your internal dialogue. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to mental well-being and learn daily strategies that are super useful!
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