Vocabulary
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- mental: Concerning the mind
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
- ungrateful: Not feeling or showing feelings of being thankful
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- restart: To begin working again after it has stopped
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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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Why Nothing Feels Good Anymore
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/12Ever feel like nothing brings you joy anymore? This video dives into anhedonia, explaining its symptoms and offering practical coping strategies like 'micro-pleasures' and 'behavioral activation' to help you find motivation again. You'll also pick up some advanced vocabulary related to mental health and daily well-being!
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