Vocabulary
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- financial: Involving money
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- asset: Thing that has value to you
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- couple: To join something to something else
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
- datum: Item of factual information
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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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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The Fed found a way to lower interest rates
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/09Ever wonder why the Fed seems to be playing games with inflation numbers? This video dives into how they might change how inflation is measured to lower interest rates, and why that could make your money worth less! You'll pick up key phrases like 'interest payments' and 'consumer price index' while exploring this fascinating economic puzzle.
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