Vocabulary
- in store: About to happen in the future
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
- for instance: As an example.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- check out
- phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- instance: An example of something; case
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- require: To demand that someone does something
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- option: A choice
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- staff: Employees of a company
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- firsthand: Received directly from a source
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
- titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
- seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
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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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Alibaba's Hema grocery stores are changing retail | CNBC Reports
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April Lu posted on 2018/09/04Ever wondered how Alibaba's Hema stores are revolutionizing grocery shopping with robot chefs and 30-minute deliveries? You'll dive into the world of smart retail, picking up tons of practical vocabulary about mobile payments, automated fulfillment, and even live seafood! This is a fantastic way to boost your knowledge and learn everyday phrases used in modern commerce.
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