Vocabulary
- firm up: To make something stronger or more definite.
- dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- turn off
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- soak in: To absorb liquid.
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- chill: State of being a little cold
- blast: To attack someone with words
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- require: To demand that someone does something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- nudge: To touch or push something gently
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- caramel: Brown, chewy candy
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- fill: To make something full
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
- burn: To destroy with fire
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- wobbly: Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- gelatin: Colorless water-soluble glutinous protein
- custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- crumbly: Easily broken into fragments or reduced to powder
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- goatee: Small beard trimmed to a point
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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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