Vocabulary
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- late: At a time after the expected time
- quarter: 25 cents
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- small: Little in size; not big
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- big: Popular
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim
- price: Person's name
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- valuable: Being useful or important
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- user: Person that uses a service/thing, e.g. a website
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- datum: Item of factual information
- restricted: To prevent a person from doing something
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- facebook: A popular social networking website that allows users to connect with friends, family, and colleagues.
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- app: Small applications for smartphones
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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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Facebook to buy messaging network WhatsApp for $19 billion 臉書砸天價190億美金買下WhatsApp (隱藏字幕)
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Solomon Wolf posted on 2014/02/22Ever wondered how tech giants make HUGE deals? This video dives into Facebook's massive $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, breaking down the business strategy and founder payouts in simple terms. You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to tech acquisitions and startup success!
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