Vocabulary
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- red onion: A type of onion with reddish-purple skin and white flesh tinged with red.
- get stuck into: To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm.
- flatten out: To become level or less steep.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- cut about: To move around or travel casually in an area.
- soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- utterly: Completely
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- soak: To make something completely wet
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
- mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
- hot: Angry or excited
- olive: Person's name
- seasoning: To add pepper and salt to something
- saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
- zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
- tablespoon: Large spoon that is used for measuring ingredients
- tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
- flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
- bitterness: With a strong unpleasant taste
- salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
- vegetable: Plant that is raised and eaten as food
- centimeter: One hundredth of a meter
- juicy: (Of a fruit) full of juice
- rosemary: Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
- teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
- caesar: Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (- BC)
- cauliflower: White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli
- finely: Done with great skill; high in quality
- parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
- cooking: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- anchovy: Small salty fish
- grater: Utensil with sharp edges for shredding foods
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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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Healthy Chicken Caesar Salad | Jamie Oliver
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郭璧如 posted on 2016/07/31Want to make a healthier, tastier Caesar salad? Jamie Oliver shows you how to whip up a delicious version with a yogurt dressing and pan-seared chicken, perfect for home cooks! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for everyday cooking and learn simple sentence structures along the way.
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