affect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMorebattle
US /ˈbætl/
UK /'bætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
A2Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morechant
US /tʃænt/
UK /tʃɑ:nt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- To say words with musical intonation
- Noun
- Act of saying words with a musical tone
- Song or religious prayer made of few musical notes
B1Morediagnose
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/
UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To determine the cause of an illness or problem
B1Morediscomfort
US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/
UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- Uncountable Noun
- Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
B2Moreemotionally
US /ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ/
UK /ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows your feelings
A2Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Moreheartbeat
US /ˈhɑ:rtbi:t/
UK /ˈhɑ:tbi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beat of your heart
- The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the heart.
C1Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMorein turn
US
UK
- Adverb
- One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
A1Moreirritation
US /ˌɪrɪˈteʃən/
UK /ˌɪrɪ'teɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
- Feeling of pain and soreness on a part of the body
B1TOEICMoreloosen
US /ˈlusən/
UK /'lu:sn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something less tight
B1Morepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMorephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Morephysically
US /ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ/
UK /'fɪzɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner related to the body
- Concerning reality or the laws of nature
A2Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morerecite
US /rɪˈsaɪt/
UK /rɪˈsaɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To speak aloud a passage from memory
- To relate facts or information from memory
B2Moresadness
US /ˈsædnəs/
UK /ˈsædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
A2Moresilence
US /ˈsaɪləns/
UK /'saɪləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
- Transitive Verb
- To stop the noise that something is making
- To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
A2Moresit down
US /sit daʊn/
UK /sit daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take a seat
A1Morespiritual
US /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
UK /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- Noun
- Religious song from the southern united states
A2Morestruggle
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
A2Moresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moreunsure
US /ʌnˈʃʊr, -ˈʃə:r/
UK /ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Lacking confidence or certainty
- Lacking confidence in your own words or actions
B1Morevendor
US /ˈvɛndɚ/
UK /ˈvendə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who sells things, usually on the street
B1TOEICMorevolume
US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/
UK /ˈvɒlju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- Amount of space that something takes up
- Countable Noun
- One book that is part of a set of books
A2More
Vocabulary
- sit down: To take a seat
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- battle: Military fight between armies
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
- happen: To take place or occur
- sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- close: Almost; near
- chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- heartbeat: Beat of your heart
- loosen: To make something less tight
- unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
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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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NAHID posted on 2026/08/25Feeling off and can't explain why? This video offers a quick 2-minute spiritual test to help you explore if you might be affected by jinn or black magic. You'll learn how to pay attention to your body's reactions and emotions during a guided recitation, offering a potential first step towards understanding and healing.
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