Vocabulary
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- family jewels: Valuable jewelry that has been passed down through generations of a family.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- on to: Toward something; forward
- check out
- such as: For example; like
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- as such: Something previously stated or understood
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- sized: To make something to fit a particular measurement
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- ache: To want something very badly
- specialized: To focus on one area of a field or profession
- weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
- fitting: To install a machine, equipment etc.
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- unit: One apartment in a building
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- sharp: Person's name
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- accompany: To play music with someone
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- localize: To relate to a particular area, city etc.
- coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- objectively: In an open-minded way; without prejudice
- stretching: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- readily: In a quick and easy manner
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- allege: To state without proof
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- utmost: Greatest possible
- labour: Physical process by which a baby is born
- prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
- spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
- counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
- stimulus: Something that causes a change
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- devise: To think of and plan something
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child
- del: To remove or erase something, especially digital data.
- limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- circulate: To go round continuously
- vagus: Mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
- watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
- fiercely: In an emotionally violent manner
- abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
- alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
- fractured: To break something hard, usually a bone
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
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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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Childbirth vs Getting Kicked in the Balls
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Sara Wang posted on 2013/09/03Ever wondered about the science behind extreme pain? This video dives deep into the fascinating world of nociceptors and pain perception, comparing childbirth and testicular pain with some seriously advanced vocabulary. You'll pick up terms like 'nociceptors' and 'vagus nerve' while understanding complex sentence structures, making it a fantastic way to boost your English knowledge!
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