Vocabulary
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the books: Recorded in official documents or laws.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- engage with it: To interact with something or someone in a meaningful way.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- go on: To continue doing something
- deal with
- larger than life: Very exciting, impressive, or with personality beyond normal limits.
- jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- value: Importance you attach to something
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- additional: Further or added
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- own: To have something as your property
- endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- prolific: Producing something in large quantities
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- footwear: Shoes, socks, etc.
- analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
- villa: A large house in the country, often for pleasure
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
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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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Cristiano Ronaldo Is Worth $450 million - Here's How | CNBC
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HsiangLanLee posted on 2018/06/21Ever wondered how Cristiano Ronaldo became a $450 million superstar? This video dives into his incredible business strategy, from massive Nike deals to his social media influence, giving you insights into the world of sports endorsements and luxury lifestyles. You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to business and workplace communication while learning about one of the most famous athletes on the planet!
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