Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- in terms of
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- change your mind
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- fall through: (Of plans, arrangements etc.) to fail to happen
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- deal with
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- to a first approximation: In a rough or initial estimate or calculation.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
- work out
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- afford: To make available, to provide
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- huge: Very very large
- account: An advantage
- lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
- instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- point: An item to be discussed
- ignorant: Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- business: A company formed for making profit
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- great: Very good; better than before
- diploma: Document certifying graduation
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
- encode: To change a message or information into code
- mob: A secret criminal organization
- exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
- conceptual: Including concepts or the forming of concepts
- salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
- boardroom: Room where top officials meet
- warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
- approximation: Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
- amazingly: In a surprising and pleasing manner
- lynch: (Of a mob) to illegally put to death by hanging
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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 Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS
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ping posted on 2018/05/20Ever wondered if that college degree is really worth it? This video dives into why some super successful people think it's useless, exploring college alternatives and practical skills you can learn instead! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to higher education and entrepreneurship while getting a fresh perspective on career paths.
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