Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
- in terms of
- beefing up: To be made stronger and stronger
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- deal with
- go away: To go on vacation
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- across the board: Broad in scope or content
- at the moment: At this time; now
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- spot: A certain place or area
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- huge: Very very large
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- account: An advantage
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- devote: To dedicate
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
- penetration: Act of entering into or through something
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
- extortion: Act of threatening people to get money
- sentinel: Soldier responsible for watching or guarding
- industrialize: To make into something at an industrial level
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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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Hundreds arrested in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown | Global News Podcast
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/23Wow, hundreds arrested in a huge Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown! You'll dive into the details of Operation Sentinel, learning advanced vocabulary related to ransomware and business email compromise that's super practical for understanding today's digital world.
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