Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
- double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
- other places: Different locations or areas
- lead to: To result in some action
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- read: Person's name
- business: A company formed for making profit
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- person: Man, woman or child
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- buying: To believe something; accept
- easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- hoping: To expect and want something to happen
- usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- broad: General; not detailed
- journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- gambler: Person who bets money on the outcome of events
- gambling: Act of betting money on events
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
- addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- psychopath: Violent, mentally disturbed person
- nokia: A Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company.
- median: Being in the middle or average
- lucy: Incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- manic: Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
- skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
- robert: A male given name of Germanic origin, meaning 'bright fame'.
- arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
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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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Wall Street Psychopaths
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Why Why posted on 2013/03/25Ever wondered if there's a darker side to Wall Street? This video dives into the controversial claim that many on Wall Street might be psychopaths, exploring the psychology behind risk-taking and corporate culture. You'll pick up useful vocabulary related to forensic psychology and workplace behavior, all while getting a skeptical take on this fascinating topic!
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