Vocabulary
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- amount: Quantity of something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- investigation: Search for information about something
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- widely: To a large degree; over a large range
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- allege: To state without proof
- northern: In or toward the north
- justification: Reason or fact that explains why something is true
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- incite: To cause something to happen, e.g. a riot
- abbey: Religious building in a Christian community
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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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Violence erupts in Belfast as man charged over knife attack | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/10This BBC News report covers the serious events in Belfast following a knife attack, including the subsequent charged offense and public reaction. You'll hear firsthand accounts and official statements, offering a chance to learn vocabulary related to crime, immigration, and public order in a real-world context.
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