Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- daily: Happening every day
- vary: To change something and make it different
- concerned: To be about a particular topic
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
- sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
- job: Something that must be done
- retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
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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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Koreans' biggest concern last year was post-retirement plans
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richardwang posted on 2016/01/14Wondering what's on Koreans' minds? This Arirang News report dives into the biggest concern last year: post-retirement plans and financial anxiety, offering a fascinating look into the Korean economy and senior employment. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to finance and complex sentence structures while learning about real-world issues!
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