Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
- en route: On the way; during a journey.
- set up
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- consider: To think carefully about something
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- fraction: Small part of something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- investigation: Search for information about something
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- staff: Employees of a company
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- land: Region or country
- adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
- carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
- area: Amount of measured space
- overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
- derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
- rail: To complain or object forcefully
- ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- oncoming: (E.g. of traffic) moving towards
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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What is known so far about how this crash happened? | DW News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/19Ever wondered what goes into investigating a major train crash? This DW News report dives deep into the details of a recent high-speed rail incident, giving you a front-row seat to eyewitness accounts and rescue operations. You'll pick up crucial vocabulary related to emergencies and learn about real-world situational dialogue from the scene!
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