Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- address: Exact street location of a place
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- receipt: Act of receiving something
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- merchandise: Goods for sale
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
- warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- part: Division of a book
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- cop: Slang for police officer
- cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
- refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
- upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
- sue: Person's name
- bypass: To go around something; avoid
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
- membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- chronicle: Record of something in time order
- centric: Having or situated at or near a center
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
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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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Here's Why Costco Really Checks Your Receipt Before You Leave
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Winnie Liao posted on 2019/01/15Ever wondered why Costco employees check your receipt at the door? This video dives into the practical reasons behind this policy, giving you insight into warehouse club operations and consumer rights. You'll pick up useful vocabulary for everyday shopping situations and workplace scenarios!
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