Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- initially: At first; originally
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- military: Army or armed forces
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
- aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
- stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
- restrain: To limit, restrict, or keep under control
- enlighten: To cause someone to understand
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
- toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
- nick: Person's name
- spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
- populist: Politician claiming to represent ordinary people
- spokesman: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
- northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
- gunman: Person who shoots a gun (as specified)
- leftist: One supporting liberal or new ideas politically
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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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Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times
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林宜悉 posted on 2024/04/17Get the latest on the shocking shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in this breaking news report! You'll dive into the world of European politics and pick up some advanced vocabulary related to current events, making it a fantastic way to boost your English comprehension.
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