Vocabulary
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
- to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- go away: To go on vacation
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- lead to: To result in some action
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- consider: To think carefully about something
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- annoying: To make someone angry
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- afford: To make available, to provide
- volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- address: Exact street location of a place
- possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
- penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
- important: Having power or authority
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
- blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
- license: To give official permission to do something
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- espionage: Act of spying
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- live: To be alive
- smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
- morgue: Place to store dead bodies before they are buried
- candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle
- amir: Islamic ruler in Africa or Arabia; emir
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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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Iran's regime deploys military-grade jamming devices to disrupt Starlink signals | DW News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/21Ever wondered how countries try to control internet access? This video dives into how Iran is using jamming devices against Starlink, and you'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to censorship and satellite technology along the way! It's a fascinating look at human rights and tech in action, perfect for boosting your knowledge and English skills.
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