Vocabulary
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- urge: A strong desire for something
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- respond: To answer something or someone
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
- grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
- unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
- handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals
- unforgivable: That cannot be forgiven; inexcusable
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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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UK PM condemns disorder over Henry Nowak murder | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/03This news report dives into the serious disorder that erupted following the tragic murder of Henry Nowak, with the UK Prime Minister condemning the attacks on police. You'll hear about the protests, the police response, and the controversial bodycam footage that has raised difficult questions, offering a chance to pick up key vocabulary related to crime, justice, and public order.
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