Vocabulary
- at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
- bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- desk: Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- student: Person studying at school
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- business: A company formed for making profit
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- checking: To confirm the details of something are correct
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- account: An advantage
- deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- depth: Distance below a surface
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- amount: Quantity of something
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
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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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At a bank - Financial English Lesson - English Training Online
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Dada Lu posted on 2014/04/18Ever feel a bit lost when you need to withdraw cash or check your balance at the bank? This super short lesson is your perfect guide to handling common banking situations with confidence, packed with essential money vocabulary and polite phrases you'll use all the time! You'll be mastering those everyday financial conversations in no time!
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