Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
- look ahead to: To think about and feel excited about a future event.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- currency: Widespread acceptance
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- trend: Current style or fashion
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- broad: General; not detailed
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- stimulus: Something that causes a change
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
- rim: Outer edge of something circular
- simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
- yen: Currency used in Japan
- diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services
- sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
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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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Japanese Yen Weakness Weighing on Asian Currency Peers
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神谷菜々子 posted on 2024/02/17Ever wonder why the Japanese Yen's weakness is causing ripples across Asian currencies? This video dives into the fascinating world of currency intervention and interest rates, helping you pick up advanced vocabulary related to international economics. You'll gain insights into how global economic shifts impact everything from export competitiveness to tourism!
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