Vocabulary
- casual friends: Friends with whom one has a friendly but not intimate relationship.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- drift apart: To gradually become less close to someone.
- fizzle out: To gradually fail or end, often after a promising start.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- at the earliest: Indicating the soonest possible time something can happen.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- count on: To depend on someone
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- spot: A certain place or area
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- mutual: Shared between two or more people
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- valuable: Being useful or important
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- click: To work well with someone or something
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- deep: Complex and important
- pinnacle: Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- platonic: Purely spiritual; as friends only; not sexual
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- ponder: To think about something with great care
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2024/11/20Ever wonder why some friendships fade while others become super deep? This video dives into the 5 stages of friendship, revealing why most people only reach stage 3 and how you can build those truly intimate connections. You'll pick up practical vocabulary for discussing social skills and understanding relationship psychology!
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