Vocabulary
- in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
- eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- leave: To go away from; depart
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- paste: To move computer data from one page to another
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- mushy: Excessively or insincerely emotional
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- asparagus: Green vegetable with long thin stems
- fry: To cook something in fat or oil
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- saute: Dish of sauted food
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
- paprika: Mild-tasting spice from a pepper plant
- unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
- beef: Red meat from cows
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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
A2 Elementary
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kasa21 posted on 2018/11/08Ready to spice up your English kitchen vocabulary? This video serves up the top 10 must-know verbs for cooking, perfect for making your everyday conversations sizzle! You'll pick up essential words for food preparation that are super practical for daily use.
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