Vocabulary
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- justify: To give good reasons for something
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- live: To be alive
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
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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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The power of criticism — and the cost of silence
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/19Ever wondered about the fine line between free speech and censorship? This video dives into the risks democracy faces when silence is enforced, packed with advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures that will really boost your English skills. You'll gain a deeper understanding of these crucial topics while sharpening your language!
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