Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- have to: Must do
- marginal utility: The additional satisfaction or benefit (utility) that a consumer receives from having one more unit of a good or service.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- in quantity: In large amounts or numbers.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- on sale: Available at a reduced price
- going on: To continue doing something
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- from A to B: Describes traveling or moving between two places.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- shift: To change in position or direction
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- inferior: Being of little importance or worth
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- quantity: A large amount of something
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- leave: To go away from; depart
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- almond: Type of long flat nut
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- intolerant: Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
- refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
- substitution: Act of replacing one person or thing to do a job
- gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
- inverse: Being the opposite of something else
- bellow: To shout loudly in a deep and angry voice
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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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Liang Chen posted on 2019/06/17Ever wondered why prices change? This video breaks down the fascinating concepts of demand and supply, explaining the law of demand and how curves shift! You'll pick up essential economics vocabulary like 'substitution effect' and 'demand shifters' that you can use in everyday conversations about shopping and markets.
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