Vocabulary
- in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- carry out
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- prominent: Being important or well known
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- seek: To ask someone for help
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
- broad: General; not detailed
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
- ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
- divisive: Causing division or disagreement
- approachable: Easy to talk to or deal with
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- happen: To take place or occur
- prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
- politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
- metro: Underground railway or subway
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
- afghanistan: Country in central Asia between Iran and Pakistan
- enter: To start a career or an education
- homeland: Country where you were born
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- gunman: Person who shoots a gun (as specified)
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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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Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan | BBC News
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Haer posted on 2025/11/30Ever wonder about the security checks for people coming from Afghanistan? This BBC News report dives into a serious incident involving National Guard soldiers and the FBI investigation, touching on immigration vetting and Afghan resettlement. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to legal and political topics, perfect for understanding complex news stories!
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