abduct
US /æbˈdʌkt/
UK /æbˈdʌkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To take away by force, usually to get money
C1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreanchor
US /ˈæŋkɚ/
UK /'æŋkə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- Person who presents a news program on TV
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
- To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
B2TOEICMoreappeal
US /əˈpil/
UK /ə'pi:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attract interest, attention, or desire
- To request a judge or others to change a decision
A2TOEICMoreauthenticate
US /ɔˈθɛntɪˌket/
UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is
B1Morecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Moredeliver
US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
A2TOEICMoredeploy
US /dɪˈplɔɪ/
UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
- To put something into use or action.
B1TOEICMoredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Moreenforcement
US /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
UK /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of making sure that rules are followed
- The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
B1Morefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Morehome in
US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/
UK /ˈhəum ɪn/
- other
- Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
B2Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Morekidnap
US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/
UK /'kɪdnæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To take someone and demand money to return them
B1Morelimit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMoremedication
US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
B2Moremobility
US /moˈbɪliti/
UK /məʊˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to move
- The ability to move between different levels of society or employment.
C1Morenote
US /noʊ/
UK /nəʊt/
- Verb
- To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- Noun
- A short informal letter or written record.
- A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
A2TOEICMoreovernight
US /ˈovɚˌnaɪt/
UK /ˌəʊvə'naɪt/
- Adverb
- (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- For or during the night
- Adjective
- Lasting or taking place during the night
- Delivered or intended to be delivered on the next day
B1Morepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMorepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMoreprominent
US /ˈprɑmənənt/
UK /ˈprɒmɪnənt/
- Adjective
- Being important or well known
- Being easily noticeable
B1Moreransom
US /ˈrænsəm/
UK /ˈrænsəm/
- Noun
- Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
B2Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorereach out
US /ritʃ aʊt/
UK /ri:tʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To attempt to communicate with someone.
- To offer help and support to someone.
B1Morerecognizable
US /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl/
UK /ˈrekəgnaɪzəbl/
- Adjective
- Being easily identified because of some quality
- Having a distinct or identifiable character or quality.
B1TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoresavannah
US /sə'vænə/
UK /sə'vænə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
- A city in Georgia, USA, known for its history and architecture.
C1Moresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMorevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morewithout a doubt
US
UK
- Phrase
- Certainly; definitely.
Vocabulary
- without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- prominent: Being important or well known
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- require: To demand that someone does something
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- daily: Happening every day
- alive: Living; not dead
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- mobility: Ability to move
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- talk: Style of speaking
- authenticate: To prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is
- abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
- savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
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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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US news anchor Savannah Guthrie pleads for return of her abducted mother | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/05This is a powerful news report about Savannah Guthrie's heartfelt plea to find her abducted mother. You'll hear real-life dialogue and practice understanding simple sentence structures in a truly gripping situation.
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