Vocabulary
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- in the refrigerator: Located inside a refrigerator to preserve or chill.
- measure out: To determine and set aside a specific amount of something.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- turn on
- cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- pack in: To decide to stop doing something
- send over: To deliver or dispatch something or someone to a particular place.
- smoked salmon: Salmon that has been cured by smoking.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- deal with
- work out
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- grocery list: A list of items to buy at a grocery store.
- check out
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- nail down: To define, decide, or confirm the details of something definitively.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- for the main: Intended for the primary or main person or thing.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
- towel down: To clean or dry something by wiping with a towel.
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- squeeze out: To remove an object by pressing something firmly
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- no limit to: Without any restriction or boundary.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
- on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
- mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
- pour in: To arrive or enter a place in large numbers or amounts.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- flip out: To become very excited, angry, or lose control.
- link up: To connect or join together physically.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
- cook up: To invent a story or plan, especially dishonestly.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- goes well: To happen in the way desired
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- loaf: Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- skillet: Pan used for frying food
- rye: Type of grain used to make flour for certain bread
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- parchment: Strong, tough paper
- teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
- mozzarella: Mild white Italian cheese
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
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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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What I Actually Cook in a Week (From Scratch for My Family of 6)
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謝昕妤 posted on 2026/04/19Ever wonder what a busy family of six actually eats in a week? This video gives you a realistic look at cooking from scratch, from making sourdough bread to whipping up kid-friendly lunches! You'll pick up tons of practical cooking vocabulary and see simple sentence structures in action, making it perfect for daily learning.
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