Vocabulary
- cake mix: A pre-mixed blend of dry ingredients for making a cake, typically requiring only the addition of wet ingredients.
- off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
- pour in: To arrive or enter a place in large numbers or amounts.
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- bow out: To decide not to do something; back out
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- cut it out: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
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- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- red: Being the color of blood
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
- cake: To cover with a thing that becomes hard when dried
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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
A2 Elementary
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VoiceTube posted on 2015/07/01Ever wanted to bake an adorable Hello Kitty cake? This fun tutorial from Nerdy Nummies breaks down how to create your own character cake, complete with a cute fondant bow! You'll pick up practical baking vocabulary and practice following simple, clear instructions.
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