Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
- have to: Must do
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
- fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
- one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- cut back: To use less of something
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- respond: To answer something or someone
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- important: Having power or authority
- alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- piece: A counter in a board game
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
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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 Happens If You Wake up During Surgery?
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Ingrid posted on 2020/01/01Ever wondered what happens if you're actually awake during surgery? This video dives into anesthesia awareness, explaining the risks and what patients can do to stay safe. You'll pick up some advanced medical vocabulary and learn practical tips that could be super useful!
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