Vocabulary
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- territory: Area of land defended by an animal
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- initial: First letter of your given name
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- respond: To answer something or someone
- wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
- strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
- warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
- closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
- datum: Item of factual information
- baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
- nip: Sharp cold feeling
- unreasonable: Being too high, or otherwise inappropriate
- lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
- policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
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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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Macro Matters: ECB 'could reverse rate rises next year'
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/11Wondering if the ECB can really tame inflation? This 'Macro Matters' episode dives into the recent rate hikes and what they mean for the economy, especially with energy prices and global conflicts. You'll pick up key phrases like 'nip inflation in the bud' and 'second-round effects' to better understand economic discussions!
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