Vocabulary
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- 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
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- gender: State of being male or female
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- piece: A counter in a board game
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- online: Connected to the internet
- optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
- subculture: Group within a culture with its behavior, beliefs
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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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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Gen Z’s retreat from dating and sex | The Gray Area
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/05/29Ever wondered about the rise of 'looksmaxxing' and why Gen Z seems to be stepping back from dating? This fascinating discussion dives into how online culture and societal pressures are shaping modern relationships, exploring terms like 'softmaxxing' and 'hardmaxxing' along the way. It's a great chance to understand a complex social trend and pick up some new vocabulary!
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