Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- cut down: To reduce your use of something
- cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- knock down: To hit something so it falls down
- drag out: To make something continue for longer than necessary.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- stop: To block or close something
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- juice: Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
- salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- add: To include as well
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- murderer: Criminal who intentionally kills someone
- olive: Person's name
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
- mint: Candies with the taste of mint
- rooting: To (cause a plant to) develop or grow roots
- soak: To make something completely wet
- stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- refreshing: To refill a person's glass with a drink
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
- radish: Plant grown for its edible strong-tasting root
- dill: Herb used in pickling and cooking
- flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
- blogger: Person who keeps and updates a blog
- underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
- cider: Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- tuber: Underground part of plant producing many growths
- fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
- clove: Strongly flavored spice
- glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
- parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
- mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
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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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