Vocabulary
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- barely: Only just; just possible
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- bug: To bother someone
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
- body: The physical structure of a person or 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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22曾睬婷 posted on 2025/10/09Ever feel like you're just going through the motions, not really happy but not wanting to give up? This video dives into the relatable feelings of emotional numbness and the struggle to keep going, using lyrics from Em Beihold's 'Numb Little Bug'. You'll pick up some great phrases for describing complex emotions and the everyday challenges of just trying to survive.
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