Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on to: Toward something; forward
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- in the refrigerator: Located inside a refrigerator to preserve or chill.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- suffice: To be enough to do something
- parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
- gelatin: Colorless water-soluble glutinous protein
- port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
- cheddar: A type of cheese
- piggy: Childish name for pig
- monsieur: (French) Mr; sir
- blanc: White sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables
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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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