Vocabulary
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- tear up: To cause someone much grief
- shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
- odds and ends: Various items too small or unimportant to be worth itemizing.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- bubble up: To rise to the surface in bubbles.
- have to: Must do
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- cook: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- cooking: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hot: Angry or excited
- finely: Done with great skill; high in quality
- farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
- omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
- fry: To cook something in fat or oil
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- lovely: Attractive or beautiful
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
- fork: To divide or separate into two branches
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- beautifully: Having dome something well
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- tiny: Very, very small
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- silky: Having a smooth texture and shiny appearance
- lip: Edge of a hole or container
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- lightly: In a gentle manner; with little weight or force
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- slightly: Only a little
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- overcook: To spoil a food by cooking it for too long
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- overcooked: To spoil a food by cooking it for too long
- pinch: A very small amount of something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- risotto: Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with cheese
- clove: Strongly flavored spice
- oyster: An edible marine mollusk
- moist: Being a little bit wet, often in a pleasing way
- drizzle: Light rain
- parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
- thyme: Type of herb with a slightly minty flavor
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
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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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Rose posted on 2015/08/19Ever wanted to make a silky, folded omelette like a pro? Jamie Oliver breaks down the simple pan technique for a perfect mushroom omelette, and you'll pick up tons of practical cooking vocabulary along the way! This is a fantastic chance to learn everyday phrases and boost your home cooking skills.
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