Vocabulary
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- deal with
- have to: Must do
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
- in session: Actively meeting or conducting business.
- stand out
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- correlation: The relationship between two variables
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- chill: State of being a little cold
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- investigation: Search for information about something
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- person: Man, woman or child
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- recur: To occur again or repeatedly
- bespoke: Custom-made
- personalize: To make personal or more personal
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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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Teen suicides plummeted when schools shut due to COVID... then sharply rose when schools re-opened
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/18Did teen suicides really drop when schools closed for COVID, only to spike when they reopened? This video dives into that surprising trend, exploring the complex links between school, youth mental health, and bullying. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary while learning about this critical issue!
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