Vocabulary
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- strike: To hit something
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- military: Army or armed forces
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- couple: To join something to something else
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- respond: To answer something or someone
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- drone: A remote controlled flying device
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
- exert: To make something have an effect on something else
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
- gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
- ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
- proportional: Having a size appropriate to the size of another
- enrichment: Making someone's life richer
- retaliatory: Concerning revenge for something harmful or wrong
- desalination: Removal of salt (especially from sea water)
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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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Iran targets US bases with retaliatory strikes
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/10Dive into the latest international news as Iran launches retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in the Middle East, including Jordan and Bahrain. You'll hear about the escalating tensions, the U.S. response, and key phrases like "retaliatory strikes" and "trading barbs" that are crucial for understanding this complex geopolitical situation.
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