Vocabulary
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- fill out: To become fatter
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- just exactly: Precisely; exactly right.
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- consider: To think carefully about something
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- annoying: To make someone angry
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- initial: First letter of your given name
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- renowned: Widely known and esteemed
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
- hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- fragment: Part that is broken off of something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- fill: To make something full
- anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
- tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
- person: Man, woman or child
- business: A company formed for making profit
- rank: To rate or class things
- monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- reciprocity: Equal give and take relationship between people
- effortlessly: In a manner that requires little or no work
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- long: Person's name
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- close: Almost; near
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- computational: Involving computation or computers
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- anaconda: Large snake of tropical South America
- sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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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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Only half of your friends actually like you, according to science
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/08/23Ever wonder if your friends *really* like you back? This video dives into a fascinating MIT study that reveals a surprising twist about our friendships, using dark humor and a confessional tone. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary while exploring the science behind social connections and maybe even get a laugh out of the relatable social anxiety!
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