Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
- going on: To continue doing something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- start on: To begin or start doing something.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- go on: To continue doing something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- part: Division of a book
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- working: To bring into a specific state of success
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- shut: To stop being open for business
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- due: When something is required or expected
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- voice: Ability to sing well
- mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- respond: To answer something or someone
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
- stimulus: Something that causes a change
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- dread: To await with great fear
- diagnosed: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- limbic: Concerning or forming a limbus
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- roadblock: Barrier set up by police to stop traffic
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- debilitate: (Formal) to weaken
- crammed: To add more to something that is already full
- spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
- everytime: On every occasion
- oyster: An edible marine mollusk
- physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
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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】Why we procrastinate by Vik Nithy @ TEDxYouth@TheScotsCollege
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阿多賓 posted on 2014/02/12Ever wonder why you put things off? This talk dives into the fascinating psychology behind procrastination, explaining the 'monkey mind' and offering practical strategies you can use daily! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to metacognition and time management, making it a super useful watch for students and anyone looking to boost their productivity.
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