Vocabulary
- step down: To reduce the amount of something
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- due to: Because of; owing to
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- due: When something is required or expected
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- public: Owned by the government
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- suspend: To hang something or someone from something
- mount: To attach something to something else
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- allege: To state without proof
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
- distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
- rerun: To broadcast a TV program again
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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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Jasmine Chen cc posted on 2026/06/11Did you know thousands of voters in South Korea recently protested local elections due to alleged ballot shortages? This video dives into the controversy, explaining the situation and the surprising apology from the head of the National Election Commission. You'll pick up key phrases for discussing elections and democratic processes, like 'ballot shortages' and 'democratic process'!
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