Vocabulary
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- go on: To continue doing something
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- improve on: To make something better than it was before.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- good bit: A significant amount or portion.
- bang on: Exactly (used with numbers, time, for emphasis)
- check on: To check that things are OK, correct
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- bag on: To criticize someone, often unfairly or excessively.
- have it off: To engage in sexual intercourse.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
- interact with
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- click: To work well with someone or something
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- leave: To go away from; depart
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- membrane: Outside covering of a cell
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- circulate: To go round continuously
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
- charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
- residual: Referring to the amount left over
- indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- mush: Something soft and wet and usually thick
- buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
- barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- tramp: A person who lives on the streets
- airflow: Movement of air around objects
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
- godfather: Man who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism
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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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Losing His Leg Turned This Butcher into London's "Rib Man"
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/19Ever wondered how to make fall-off-the-bone ribs? This video dives into the world of the "Rib Man," showing you his charcoal cooking techniques and how he makes his famous small-batch sauce. You'll pick up tons of practical vocabulary for cooking and workplace situations!
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