immigration
US /ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn/
UK /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of moving your home to a new country
- The number of people immigrating to a country during a specific period.
B1Moreminister
US /ˈmɪnɪstɚ/
UK /'mɪnɪstə(r)/
- Noun
- An official who heads a government department
- Person who performs Christian services
A2Moreparliament
US /ˈpɑrləmənt/
UK /ˈpɑ:ləmənt/
- Noun
- Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- Period when the Uk government is in session
A2Moreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
symbol
US /ˈsɪmbəl/
UK /'sɪmbl/
- Noun
- Image that means or represents something
- An image that represents a message of some kind
A2Moreunion
US /ˈjunjən/
UK /'ju:nɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of joining two or more things into one
- Marriage
- Proper Noun
- The United States of America, especially during the Civil War.
A2TOEICMorevote
US /vot/
UK /vəʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- Noun
- Act of deciding who to choose in an election
A2Morework together
US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
A1More
Vocabulary
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- union: Act of joining two or more things into one
- vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- britain: The island of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom.
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
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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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