Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
- next to: Being located along side another
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- deal with
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- beverage: A drink other than water
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- decade: Period of 10 years
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- huge: Very very large
- digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- aid: To help others and provide things
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- enzyme: A protein made by cells
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- insist: To demand that someone do something
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- own: To have something as your property
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- product: Item that can be bought
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
- respective: Belonging to each of two or more persons or things
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- forget: To not remember something
- morphine: Alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium
- cheddar: A type of cheese
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
- drugstore: Retail shop selling medicine and other articles
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- sprite: Small magical creature, often mischievous
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
- mg: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram
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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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Angel Hsu posted on 2019/08/29Ever wondered what the real deal is between Coke and Pepsi? This video dives deep into their historical origins, sugar content, and market share, giving you tons of practical vocabulary for discussing business and culture! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations.
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