Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- go away: To go on vacation
- under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
- fight off: To defend a position, often violently
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- push aside: To ignore or dismiss something as unimportant.
- bottle up: To deliberately not show a strong feeling or emotion.
- bubble over: To express strong feelings, especially joy or excitement.
- pot on: Transfer plants into pots for growth.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
- bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- mental: Concerning the mind
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- manifest: List of cargo on a ship
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
- cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- wreak: To cause something damaging or violent to happen
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- eczema: Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
- repress: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- worsen: To make or become worse
- preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
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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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Signs You're Repressing Your Emotions
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/04Ever wonder why you get those random aches or can't seem to sleep well? This engaging explainer animation dives into the surprising signs you might be repressing your emotions, and you'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way to talk about stress hormones and psychosomatic symptoms!
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