Vocabulary
- mortgage payments: Regular installments paid towards the repayment of a mortgage loan.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- lead to: To result in some action
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- at a profit: Selling or doing something with financial gain.
- cash out: To count the sales at the end of a business day
- new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
- stand out
- tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
- get up to: To do something slightly naughty
- sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- financial: Involving money
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- afford: To make available, to provide
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- previously: At an earlier time
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- important: Having power or authority
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- zip: To compress digital documents into one file
- median: Being in the middle or average
- institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
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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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If Nobody Can Afford a Home… Why Isn’t the Market Crashing?
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/25Ever wonder why houses are so expensive even if most people can't afford them? This video dives deep into the fascinating world of mortgage-backed securities and interest rates, explaining the complex forces shaping the housing market. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to finance and gain a better understanding of economic trends!
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