Vocabulary
- lace up: To fasten shoes or other garments with laces.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
- soak: To make something completely wet
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- leave: To go away from; depart
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- fill: To make something full
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- detergent: Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- damp: A little wet
- toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- add: To include as well
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- repeat: Action that is done again
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- small: Little in size; not big
- cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
- toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
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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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Adam Chang posted on 2019/06/07Got dirty sneakers? This video is your ultimate guide to making them look brand new again, even with a surprising toothpaste hack! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for DIY shoe care and stain removal that you can use every day.
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