abuse
US /əˈbjuz/
UK /ə'bju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
A2TOEICMoreanxiety
US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/
UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
B1Moreat that time
US /æt ðæt taɪm/
UK /æt ðæt taim/
- Phrase
- During a specific point in the past.
A1Moreauthentic
US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/
UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/
- Adjective
- From a reliable source; accurate; true
B1Morebetrayal
US /bɪ'treɪəl/
UK /bɪ'treɪəl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
B1Morebipolar
US /ˌbaɪˈpoʊlər/
UK /ˌbaɪˈpəʊlə(r)/
- Adjective
- (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
- Having two opposite poles
B2Moreborderline
US /ˈbɔrdɚˌlaɪn/
UK /'bɔ:dəlaɪn/
- Noun
- Line dividing two areas or categories
- Adjective
- Almost being; nearly (something specified)
C1Moredepression
US /dɪˈprɛʃən/
UK /dɪ'preʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- Period of unemployment and low economic activity
B2Morediagnose
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/
UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To determine the cause of an illness or problem
B1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredisorder
US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/
UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of confusion or a lack of organization
- Illness when the body is not functioning well
- Transitive Verb
- To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
B2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefaith
US /feθ/
UK /feɪθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2TOEICMoreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreidentity
US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
- Who someone is; the name of a person
B1Moreincredibly
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/
- Adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
A2Moreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Moreinternalize
US /ɪnˈtɜ:rnəlaɪz/
UK /ɪnˈtɜ:nəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept attitudes, behavior as part of yourself
B1Moreintuition
US /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən, -tju-/
UK /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Natural ability to guess or feel things
B2Morelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremeaningful
US /ˈminɪŋfəl/
UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/
- Adjective
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
- Having importance or value.
A2Morementally
US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/
UK /ˈmentəli/
- Adverb
- With or in the mind and thoughts
A2Morepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Morepersonality
US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- Person who is famous; celebrity
A2Morepsychiatric
US
UK
- Adjective
- Concerning the treatment of the mind
B2Morerid
US /rɪd/
UK /rɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- Adjective
- Freed or delivered from something.
A2Morestrip
US /strɪp/
UK /strɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
B1Morestruggle
US /ˈstrʌɡəl/
UK /'strʌɡl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try very hard to do something difficult
- To fight or struggle violently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- A difficult or challenging situation or task
A2Moresubstance
US /ˈsʌbstəns/
UK /'sʌbstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- Particular type of material
A2Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresurrender
US /səˈrɛndɚ/
UK /sə'rendə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give up in a fight that you cannot win
- To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
B1Moretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMorewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1More
Vocabulary
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- have to: Must do
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
- internalize: To accept attitudes, behavior as part of yourself
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- trust: To expect confidently
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- bipolar: (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
- borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
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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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Z posted on 2026/02/28Ever wondered how labels like 'bipolar disorder' or 'borderline personality' shape our identity? In this powerful personal testimony, Laura Delano shares her incredible recovery journey, offering deep insights into mental health, psychiatric medication, and the courage it takes to trust your own intuition again. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and explore complex sentence structures while gaining a richer understanding of lived experience!
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