Vocabulary
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- numerous: Existing in large numbers
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- respect: To follow the established rules
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- leave: To go away from; depart
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- defense: Argument in support of something
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
- intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
- lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
- part: Division of a book
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
- prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
- aggressor: Country or person that starts a fight or conflict
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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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19-year-old Karmelo Anthony found guilty in track meet murder
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/10This news report dives into the emotional aftermath of a murder trial, capturing the reactions outside the courthouse as a verdict is delivered. You'll hear powerful phrases like "justice was served" and "self-defense," offering a glimpse into legal proceedings and the intense feelings involved.
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