Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- going on: To continue doing something
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
- get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
- to this end: For the purpose of achieving a particular aim.
- as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- person: Man, woman or child
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- important: Having power or authority
- thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- hospital: Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- hearing: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- madly: In an uncontrolled manner
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- daily: Happening every day
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- call: A order or request for action
- receiving: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- role: Character played by an actor
- mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- extreme: Very great in degree
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- unproven: Not proved
- mental: Concerning the mind
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- variation: Something almost the same as another but different
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
- distinctly: Clearly; very
- devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- criterion: Standard used to make judgments or decisions
- distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
- formulation: Development of a plan, system, or proposal
- exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- modify: To make minor change to something
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- disclose: To make once private information public
- psychosis: Mental illnesses affecting your sense of reality
- psychotic: Concerning or affected by psychosis; unbalanced
- schizophrenia: Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
- hyper: Very excited or active
- sensory: Referring to the physical senses
- app: Small applications for smartphones
- psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
- devoid: Completely lacking in something; empty.
- numeral: A number
- psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
- invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
- witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
- complementary: Working well together; completing something
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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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【TEDx】Connecting to Madness | Jim van Os | TEDxMaastricht
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郭宇舜 posted on 2016/10/20Ever wondered about the reality of psychosis and how to combat stigma? This TEDx talk shares powerful lived experiences and research, introducing an innovative mobile app for self-monitoring that could change how we approach mental health. You'll gain insights into recovery and pick up advanced vocabulary related to mental health in a super accessible way!
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