Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
- across from: Being on the other side
- sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- 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
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- urge: A strong desire for something
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- amount: Quantity of something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- spike: The top point in a graph
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- analytical: Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- datum: Item of factual information
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- typo: Mistake in printed matter
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
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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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You’re TOO Self-Aware… and It’s Hurting You
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Susan posted on 2026/06/01Ever feel like you're TOO self-aware, to the point it's holding you back? This video dives into the difference between healthy self-awareness and hypervigilance, a coping mechanism that can lead to analysis paralysis and emotional detachment. You'll learn practical tips like getting out of your head and into your body, and embracing 'good enough' to find more peace and freedom!
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