Vocabulary
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- financial: Involving money
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- aid: To help others and provide things
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
- allegedly: According to what has been alleged
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- call: A order or request for action
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
- reconsider: To think whether to change an earlier decision
- poach: To cook something gently in boiling liquid
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- normalize: To make something normal or regular
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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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Mackenzie posted on 2019/11/16Ever wondered how China is influencing Taiwan's global standing? This quick explainer breaks down the complex diplomatic dance and the strategies China uses, like offering aid, to gain recognition. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while learning about this fascinating geopolitical issue!
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