Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
- deal with
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- regardless of
- run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- have to: Must do
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- material: Cloth; fabric
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- express: To send something by fast mail
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- fragment: Part that is broken off of something
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
- capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
- buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
- inconvenience: Quality of being difficult or annoying to do
- indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
- comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
- memo: Brief note or message left for another person
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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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Business English Writing Lesson for ESL - ET 04: Bad News Messages
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/23Ever had to deliver some tough news at work and didn't know how to phrase it? This video is your ultimate guide to crafting professional bad news messages, focusing on tricky email subject lines and maintaining a polite tone. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures to handle these situations with confidence!
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