Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- check out
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
- tuck into: To eat food enthusiastically and with enjoyment.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- articulate: To express something clearly using language
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- huge: Very very large
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- leave: To go away from; depart
- notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- reservation: Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
- staff: Employees of a company
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- concoction: Something combining different ingredients, parts
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- slurp: To drink noisily
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
- cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- gist: Main points of something
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
- landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
- laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
- special: Being additional or extra
- flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- craftsmanship: Skill of making things in the manual arts
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- cider: Alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (apples)
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- eggplant: Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
- curd: Solid substance forming in milk when it sours
- yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
- din: A loud, persistent noise
- postcard: Card for sending messages by post
- tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
- impossibly: So as not to be possible or acceptable
- mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
- summertime: Warmest season of the year
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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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