Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- lost for words: Unable to think of anything to say, especially because you are very surprised, shocked, or impressed.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- master: To gain control over something
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
- burn: To destroy with fire
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
- fry: To cook something in fat or oil
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- replacement: Getting a new object to use instead of an old one
- long: Person's name
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
- tripping: To release an electrical switch
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
- beef: Red meat from cows
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- burger: Bread roll with patty of minced beef inside
- chutney: Spicy condiment of fruits with sugar and spices
- sambar: Deer of southern Asia with antlers
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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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Gordon Ramsay roasting dishes on twitter is hilarious...
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Mii Wei posted on 2017/05/08Get ready to laugh out loud as Gordon Ramsay hilariously roasts fan-submitted cooking fails on Twitter! You'll pick up some fun, informal phrases and simple sentence structures perfect for understanding quick, witty online exchanges.
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