Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
- rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- barely: Only just; just possible
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- widespread: Happening or existing in many places
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- dozen: 12 people or things
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- hue: Degree of lightness/darkness/strength of a color
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- mud: Soft, wet dirt
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- monsoon: Seasonal wind system in India, etc., bringing rain
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
- landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- wade: Person's name
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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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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At least 90 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines | BBC News
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Minjane posted on 2025/11/06Wow, this news report from BBC News about Typhoon Kalmagi hitting the Philippines is intense! You'll get a real look at the storm's aftermath, including roof rescues and the challenges of disaster response, which is fantastic for understanding cultural depth and learning about real-world events.
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