Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- bright and early: Very early in the morning, soon after dawn.
- order up: A phrase used in restaurants to indicate that a prepared dish is ready to be served.
- mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
- build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
- chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- down the way: In a nearby or somewhat distant place along a road or path.
- trip out: To hallucinate, especially as a result of taking drugs.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- deep: Complex and important
- broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- moderately: A reasonable or fair degree
- burn: To destroy with fire
- aromatic: (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- soothe: To relieve something, like pain
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- famous: Excellent
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- lamb: Young sheep
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- fatty: Describing meat, fish with a lot of fat
- speechless: Temporarily unable to speak, as through shock
- fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
- northern: In or toward the north
- muslim: Of or relating to Islam
- renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
- eel: Long thin fish that looks like a snake
- ranger: Official who manages and protects a park or forest
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- mutton: Meat from a mature domestic sheep
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- cumin: Aromatic seed used to flavor food
- peppercorn: Strong-smelling seasoning from the pepper berry
- southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
- ting: Light clear metallic sound, as of a small bell
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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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