Vocabulary
- wade through: To walk through water or other liquid or soft substance that is not deep.
- red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- in the light of: Considering new information or facts.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- military: Army or armed forces
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- soak: To make something completely wet
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- leave: To go away from; depart
- reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
- evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- deep: Complex and important
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- wade: Person's name
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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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Floods across Southeast Asia cause billions in damage
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Minjane posted on 2025/11/25Wow, floods in Southeast Asia are causing billions in damage! This Al Jazeera field report dives into the humanitarian crisis and disaster response, showing you real-life evacuation orders and the impact on places like Southern Thailand. You'll gain a deeper cultural understanding and pick up simple sentence structures from this important news story.
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