Vocabulary
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- on time
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- have to: Must do
- bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- push the button: To press a button in order to make something work.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- extreme: Very great in degree
- urge: A strong desire for something
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- couple: To join something to something else
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- concerned: To be about a particular topic
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
- disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- important: Having power or authority
- act: To behave in a certain way
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- senate: A board of governors at a college or university
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
- plane: An airplane
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
- long: Person's name
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- faction: Group within a larger group, with a different aim
- contraceptive: Device used to prevent pregnancy
- marketplace: Place where a public market is held
- shutdown: Termination of operations
- gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
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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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Weekly Address: Averting a Government Shutdown and Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare
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Mike posted on 2013/10/01Ever wondered how to navigate the complexities of health insurance and government budgets? This video breaks down the President's address on averting a government shutdown and expanding access to affordable healthcare, helping you understand key terms like the Health Insurance Marketplace and tax credits. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures that are super useful for understanding daily practical news!
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