corruption
US /kəˈrʌpʃən/
UK /kəˈrʌpʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being damaged or spoiled
- Illegal, immoral dishonesty
B1Morecrime
US /kraɪm/
UK /kraɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
A2Morecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Moredetect
US /dɪˈtɛkt/
UK /dɪˈtekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To discover or identify the presence of something
A2TOEICMoregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorestopper
US /ˈstɑ:pə(r)/
UK /ˈstɒpə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A device or cork put in something to close it
B2Moretip
US /tɪp/
UK /tɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- Noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
A2Morewidespread
US /ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd/
UK /ˈwaɪdspred/
- Adjective
- Happening or existing in many places
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- widespread: Happening or existing in many places
- corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- evening: To make something level; to flatten
- dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- stopper: A device or cork put in something to close it
- miami: A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
- sa: Abbeviation for South Africa
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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 Rip Sneak Peek (2026)
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/26Ever wondered what happens when a Crime Stoppers tip leads to a bodycam confrontation? You'll get a front-row seat to a tense exchange involving Miami Police, corruption allegations, and money detection dogs in this exciting true crime clip! It's a fantastic chance to practice understanding situational dialogue and simple sentence structures in a real-world scenario.
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