Vocabulary
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- filed a lawsuit: To officially submit a legal claim or complaint to a court.
- set up
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- live: To be alive
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- file: Computer document
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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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'We stood up to a king': New York will sue to block Trump move to halt congestion pricing
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佛斯特 posted on 2025/02/24New York is standing up to a king... well, a former president! This video dives into the defiant move by NYC to sue over halting congestion pricing, touching on state sovereignty and even a Hamilton reference. You'll get a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures and deepen your cultural understanding with this lively political clip!
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