Vocabulary
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- go nowhere: To be unsuccessful; to not achieve any progress or positive result.
- go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look up to: To respect or admire someone
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- see through: To realize the truth about
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- evolve: To develop certain features
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
- competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
- motivational: Concerning motivation
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sync: Short for 'synchronization'
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
- competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
- trustworthy: Honest and reliable
- person: Man, woman or child
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- embody: To make something into part of a body or system
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
- chameleon: Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- imprint: Mark or figure impressed or printed on something
- psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
- befriend: To make a friend of someone
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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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Your Brain Is Making Choices Without You Knowing
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/09Ever wonder why you make certain choices without even realizing it? This video dives into the fascinating world of your unconscious mind, exploring cool concepts like the Chameleon Effect and Confirmation Bias. You'll pick up some awesome new vocabulary and practical insights to understand yourself and others better!
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