Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- knock back: To drink quickly and in large amounts, often alcohol.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- fill out: To become fatter
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- as such: Something previously stated or understood
- regardless of
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- often seen: Frequently observed; commonly encountered.
- lead to: To result in some action
- make time for: To schedule time for a specific activity or person.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- such as: For example; like
- at hand: Close by; readily available.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- sense of accomplishment: A feeling of pride and satisfaction from achieving something.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- check out
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- intention: Aim or purpose
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
- nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- important: Having power or authority
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fill: To make something full
- great: Very good; better than before
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
- deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
- refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
- nip: Sharp cold feeling
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
- snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
- twain: (Literary) two of something; two people
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/12Ever wonder why you put things off? This video dives into four surprising reasons behind procrastination, offering practical tips on time and energy management that you can use right away! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and learn complex sentence structures that will boost your English fluency.
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