Vocabulary
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
- on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
- shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
- going on: To continue doing something
- with cause: With a justified reason or legal grounds.
- have to: Must do
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- mutual: Shared between two or more people
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- huge: Very very large
- veteran: Person experienced through long service
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- blow: To move something using air
- contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
- incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
- respect: To follow the established rules
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- staff: Employees of a company
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- part: Division of a book
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- tenure: Land or buildings one owns
- terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- depart: To die
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
- analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
- nick: Person's name
- hijack: To take control of a plane, etc. by force
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- longtime: Concerning for a long duration
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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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CBS' Bari Weiss addresses Scott Pelley's firing from '60 Minutes'
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/03Ever wondered what happens when a veteran journalist clashes with new management? This video dives into the dramatic fallout at CBS News, featuring Scott Pelley's strong statements about the changes at '60 Minutes.' You'll hear key phrases about trust, respect, and the future of news reporting that are super useful for understanding high-stakes conversations!
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