Vocabulary
- store credit: Credit that can only be used at a specific store.
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- in circulation: Available and being used by the public.
- rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
- sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- make up: To invent or create a story
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- huge: Very very large
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- circulation: Movement of blood through the body
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- person: Man, woman or child
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- live: To be alive
- outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
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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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The Truth About Credit Cards That No One Is Telling You
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Lian posted on 2019/11/27Ever wondered about the real deal with credit cards? This video spills the tea on store credit cards and how interest can really add up, using Macy's and Kohl's as examples! You'll pick up practical personal finance vocabulary and learn some straight talk that's super useful for everyday life.
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