Vocabulary
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
- fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
- to a T: Exactly, perfectly fitting or accurate.
- mobile home
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- urge: A strong desire for something
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- dairy: Concerning or made from milk
- modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- chubby: Somewhat fat
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- devote: To dedicate
- cult: Small extreme religious group
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- modify: To make minor change to something
- pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- construct: To build or create something
- offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
- cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
- bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
- underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- establishment: Act, process of starting an organization or system
- renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
- chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
- fund: To supply money for something
- hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- parlor: Room in a home, that is used for receiving guests
- mint: Candies with the taste of mint
- graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
- commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
- dead: Not alive
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
- pint: Unit of liquid equal to 0.473 liters
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- thankfully: In a glad way, e.g. when bad thing is over
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
- ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- awakening: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
- northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
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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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History of Ben & Jerry’s
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Seina posted on 2020/07/21Ever wondered how Ben & Jerry's went from a renovated gas station to a global ice cream empire with a conscience? You'll dive into their amazing underdog story, packed with ice cream innovation and bold corporate activism, and pick up some great cultural insights along the way!
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