Vocabulary
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- pay back: To return money or a favor
- paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- turn into: To change to become something else
- dig down: To excavate or dig deeper into the ground.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
- close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- have to: Must do
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- regardless of
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- amount: Quantity of something
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- financial: Involving money
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
- profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
- inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
- massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- govern: To officially control land and make policies
- penny: Person's name
- bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
- collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
- loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
- domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
- annually: Every year; once a year
- overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
- deflationary: Marked by decreasing consumer prices
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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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Something is going deeply wrong inside China's economy
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