Vocabulary
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- in flames: Burning fiercely
- at least: As a minimum
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- puzzle with: To try to solve a difficult problem or understand a confusing situation by thinking carefully about it.
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- have to: Must do
- set up
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- valuable: Being useful or important
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- lit: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- shitty: Very bad
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
- disclosure: Making private information public
- seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
- meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
- grieving: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
- fireman: Male firefighter
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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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What to do when your life falls apart
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Colleen Jao posted on 2017/07/13Ever feel like your whole life is falling apart? This video dives into that relatable feeling with a healthy dose of dark humor, sharing practical advice for navigating tough times. You'll pick up useful phrases for discussing mental health and self-care, all while enjoying Anna Akana's unique take on life's messes!
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