Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at least: As a minimum
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- interact with
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- at hand: Close by; readily available.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
- under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- autism: Disorder that prevents normal communication
- slam: To criticize sharply
- instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
- proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
- attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
- refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- auditory: Of the process of hearing
- point: An item to be discussed
- violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- person: Man, woman or child
- crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- upfront: Frank and honest
- part: Division of a book
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- mobility: Ability to move
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- handicap: Disadvantage preventing you from making progress
- righteous: Regarding what you think is right
- ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
- detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
- wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- homeland: Country where you were born
- baseless: Without any reason or justification
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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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Woman dragged from car by ICE agents speaks out for first time
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/20Ever wondered what it's like to be in the middle of a tense immigration encounter? This exclusive interview features a woman sharing her powerful firsthand account of being removed from her car by ICE agents, offering a deep dive into cultural nuances and real-world situational dialogue. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain a richer understanding of complex social issues, all while practicing simple sentence structures.
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