Vocabulary
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- click: To work well with someone or something
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- numbness: State of not being able to feel or sense something
- reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
- buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
- online: Connected to the internet
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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 3AM Feels So Emotionally Painful
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/04Ever wonder why 3 AM feels so rough emotionally? This video dives into the fascinating science behind nighttime loneliness and those unsettling wake-ups, explaining the hypnopompic state and how our emotions work. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to sleep science and emotional regulation while understanding this common, yet often confusing, experience!
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