Vocabulary
- set up
- in charge: To be responsible for
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- have to: Must do
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
- look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
- rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
- going on: To continue doing something
- on to: Toward something; forward
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- chip in: To contribute (donate money) to a cause
- sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
- such as: For example; like
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- agricultural products: Goods produced through agriculture, including crops and livestock.
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- express: To send something by fast mail
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- military: Army or armed forces
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- exterior: Outside layer or surface
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
- deep: Complex and important
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- burn: To destroy with fire
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- embassy: Building where an ambassador works
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- extinguish: To make something stop burning
- deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
- unit: One apartment in a building
- mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- retract: To take back something said or given
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- consulate: Residence or office premises of a counsel
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
- frontline: Front, especially one between military positions
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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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【TVB News at 7:30pm】 | 27 Nov 2025 | TVB English News | 19:30 News | 無綫新聞
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