Vocabulary
- check over: To look carefully at some information; examine
- picking out: To choose or select one item from many
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- fill: To make something full
- excellent: Extremely good
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
- spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
- suitable: Right for a particular purpose or occasion
- loaf: Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- inclination: Feeling or desire to do something; a habit
- dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
- crumb: Small drop of food, usually of bread or cake
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- manure: Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
- custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
- maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
- dab: Light and quick touch
- pail: Bucket
- rhubarb: Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- blackberry: Type of black fruit grown on vines with thorns
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/12Ever wondered how to whip up a delicious dessert using stale bread? This video shows you how to make a traditional British Apple and Crumb Pudding, perfect for busy cooks who want to use up leftover apples and learn some cultural depth along the way!
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