Vocabulary
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- have to: Must do
- passport control: The place where your passport is checked when you enter a country.
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- American: Person from the USA
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- stop: To block or close something
- terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
- astronomical: Extremely large or high
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
- passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
- goblin: Fictional creature that likes to cause trouble
- wrecking: To ruin something completely
- mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
- demonic: Extremely evil or cruel
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)
- deport: To force a person to leave a country
- hoover: Vacuum cleaner
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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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