Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- do harm: To cause damage or injury.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- financial: Involving money
- performance: Act of doing something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- century: Period of 100 years
- intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- business: A company formed for making profit
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- part: Division of a book
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
- contingent: Dependent (on); likely to result (from)
- mismatch: To not be the same as or as good as
- unseen: Not having been seen or able to be seen
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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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Dan Pink: The puzzling secret to motivation (Key Points Talk)
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kay jung posted on 2017/05/17Ever wondered what *really* motivates people at work? This talk dives into the surprising results of the "Candle Problem" experiment, revealing why traditional rewards might actually backfire! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to behavioral economics and problem-solving that's super practical for understanding workplace dynamics.
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