Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
- aside from
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work out
- in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
- timing: To check speed at which music is performed
- business: A company formed for making profit
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- great: Very good; better than before
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- important: Having power or authority
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- model: Being an excellent example of
- mattered: To be of great importance; to count
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- online: Connected to the internet
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- account: An advantage
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- beautifully: Having dome something well
- unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- boxer: Someone who fights with his fists for sport
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- broadband: Computer connection allowing fast internet access
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- uniqueness: Quality of being different from everything else
- adaptability: Able to change, succeed in different conditions
- objection: Dealing with, based on, or influenced by facts
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- junior: Student in third year
- browser: Software that lets you search for information
- summary: Brief, complete and accurate
- educate: To teach someone in a school or college
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- fund: To supply money for something
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- quoting: To tell someone how much a task will cost
- worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
- rank: To rate or class things
- ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
- execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
- denial: Statement which claims that something is not true
- systematic: Done in a thorough, logical or planned way
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- penetration: Act of entering into or through something
- codecs
- codec
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
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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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【TED】Bill Gross: The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed (The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed | Bill Gross)
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CUChou posted on 2015/09/07Ever wonder what makes startups soar or sink? This TED talk dives into the single biggest reason for startup success, backed by fascinating case studies like Airbnb! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and simple sentence structures perfect for understanding business insights.
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