Vocabulary
- burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
- have to: Must do
- arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- use up: To use all of; consume
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
- work out
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- slightly: Only a little
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- require: To demand that someone does something
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
- metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
- factor: Something that influences a result
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- replenish: To fill up again
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- enzyme: A protein made by cells
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
- usage: Amount something is used
- celery: Long hard thin green vegetable
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
- basal: Concerning the lowest level or fundamentals
- fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- burn: To destroy with fire
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- unit: One apartment in a building
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
- fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
- overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
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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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Wayne Lin posted on 2023/05/27Ever wondered what a calorie *really* is? This fun video breaks down energy balance, basal metabolic rate, and how calories are burned, giving you practical knowledge for everyday life! You'll also pick up some great vocabulary related to nutrition labels and even the gut microbiome.
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