Vocabulary
- not necessary: Not required; not needed.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- have to: Must do
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- important: Having power or authority
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- big: Popular
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- desk: Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
- late: At a time after the expected time
- clean: Completely; entirely
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- software: Computer applications and systems
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- weight: How heavy something is
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- separated: To divide two things by being in between them
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- product: Item that can be bought
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- obsessed: Showing a strong desire to do or get something
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- simplify: To make something easier to do, use or understand
- overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
- essence: Most important part or quality of something
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
- freaked: Suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused.
- golden: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
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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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Google Design Minutes — Glass: Make it simple
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richardwang posted on 2014/04/22Ever wondered how to make complex tech look super simple and elegant? Dive into Google Design Minutes and see how they tackled the challenge of creating the 'Glass' product, focusing on minimalist design and weight optimization. You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to product design and prototyping that's perfect for workplace situations!
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