Vocabulary
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
- have to: Must do
- cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- huge: Very very large
- require: To demand that someone does something
- syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- due: When something is required or expected
- characteristic: Typical or distinctive
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- leave: To go away from; depart
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
- refined: To change slightly in order to improve it
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
- great: Very good; better than before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
- burn: To destroy with fire
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- add: To include as well
- renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- furnace: Container with hot fire for melting metal, etc.
- versatility: Attribute of having a wide variety of skills
- harvesting: To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- bleaching: To use a chemical that disinfects and whitens
- crystallized: To make a substance form into crystals
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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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