Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- go on: To continue doing something
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
- by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- stimulant: Drug that increases physical or mental activity
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- license: To give official permission to do something
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- headache: Pain in the head
- psychotherapy: Therapy for the mind
- buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
- outsider: Someone who is not part of or accepted in a group
- depersonalization: Condition of a loss of personal identity
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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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Therapists Answer the Internet’s Most Googled Questions About Anxiety
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/22Ever wondered what therapists *really* think about anxiety? This video dives into the internet's most Googled questions about anxiety, panic attacks, and coping strategies, giving you practical advice you can use daily. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and hear real-life situational dialogues that make learning feel natural and engaging!
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