Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
- have to: Must do
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
- the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- going on: To continue doing something
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- sit down: To take a seat
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
- out of whack: Not in proper working order; not functioning correctly.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- for instance: As an example.
- face out: To have the front or main side directed towards something.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- turn off
- light on: To illuminate something.
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- deal with
- as time goes by: Over the course of time; as time passes.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
- time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- deprivation: State of lacking something needed
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- extreme: Very great in degree
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- sensory: Referring to the physical senses
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- entertain: To receive someone as a guest
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- consecutive: Following one after the other in order
- mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- gauge: A tool used to measure things
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- stimulus: Something that causes a change
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- neurotic: Worrying in an unhealthy, unreasonable way
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- confinement: Action of holding or imprisoning someone
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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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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Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1)
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Jennifer Liu posted on 2017/03/16Ever wondered what happens when your brain is left with nothing to do? This episode of Mind Field dives deep into sensory deprivation and the psychology of isolation, exploring fascinating experiments like the boredom test and the effects of solitary confinement. You'll pick up tons of advanced vocabulary related to psychology and learn about the human mind's incredible resilience!
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