Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at least: As a minimum
  • melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
  • sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
  • in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
  • at once: Immediately; without delay
  • flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • have to: Must do
  • on the jar: Slightly open, especially a door or window.
  • check out
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • cook: To heat food until it is ready to eat
  • juicy: (Of a fruit) full of juice
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • get: To become affected by illness or disease
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • hot: Angry or excited
  • eat: To put food in your mouth
  • ready: Being likely or about to do something
  • steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
  • pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
  • brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
  • grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
  • refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
  • jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
  • dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
  • splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
  • bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
  • muscle: Physical power
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
  • goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • fillet: Narrow piece or slice of boneless meat or fish
  • rump: Part of an animal's back over the back legs
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • char: To become burnt and the outside appears black
  • rocking: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • dude: Form of address for a man
  • tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
  • lefty: A left-handed person.
  • coriander: Herb used especially in Indian cooking
  • sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
  • acrid: Bitter or sharp smelling
  • parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
  • pimp: Man who solicits clients for prostitutes
  • perimeter: Outline or border; outer edge
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    • acrid

      US /ˈækrɪd/

      UK /ˈækrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Bitter or sharp smelling
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at once

      US /æt wʌns/

      UK /æt wʌns/

      • Adverb
      • Immediately; without delay
      • At the same time; simultaneously
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • brush

      US /brʌʃ/

      UK /brʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
      • To clean, paint, or apply something with a brush
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quick and gentle movement
      • Thing with hairs used to apply paint, etc.
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    • bullet

      US /ˈbʊlɪt/

      UK /'bʊlɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal object fired from a gun
      • Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
      • Adjective
      • Very fast.
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    • butter

      US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌt.ə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread butter on bread
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    • char

      US /tʃɑr/

      UK /tʃɑ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To become burnt and the outside appears black
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A solid material that remains after heating a substance.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • dip

      US /dɪp/

      UK /dɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To decrease or lower temporarily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
      • Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
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    • dude

      US /dud, djud/

      UK /du:d/

      • Noun
      • Form of address for a man
      • (informal) A man; a fellow.
      • Interjection
      • (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
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    • favour

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /ˈfeɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • fierce

      US /fɪrs/

      UK /fɪəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, wild or violent
      • Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
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    • fillet

      US /fɪˈleɪ/

      UK /ˈfɪlɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow piece or slice of boneless meat or fish
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    • flare up

      US /flɛr ʌp/

      UK /flɛə ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
      • To suddenly become angry or violent.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry or violent.
      • To suddenly become worse or more intense (of a medical condition).
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    • flavour

      US /ˈflevɚ/

      UK /ˈfleɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add extra taste to a food
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • garlic

      US /ˈɡɑrlɪk/

      UK /'ɡɑ:lɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
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    • get it on

      US /ɡɛt ɪt ɑn/

      UK /ɡet it ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start doing what you say you will do
      • To start something.
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    • goodness

      US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/

      UK /ˈgʊdnəs/

      • Interjection
      • (Used to express slight surprise)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nourishment; good food value
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • grill

      US /ɡrɪl/

      UK /ɡrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plate of food that has been grilled
      • Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
      • To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • herb

      US /ɜ:rb/

      UK /hɜ:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
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    • in the meantime

      US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/

      UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/

      • Phrase
      • During the time between two events; meanwhile.
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    • indirect

      US /ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ-/

      UK /ˌɪndəˈrekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being not directly connected to or caused by
      • Having a path that is not straight or direct
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    • jar

      US /dʒɑr/

      UK /dʒɑ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
      • To make a harsh sound to the ears
      • Countable Noun
      • Glass container for foods
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    • juicy

      US /ˈdʒusi/

      UK /'dʒu:sɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a fruit) full of juice
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • melt down

      US /mɛlt daʊn/

      UK /melt daun/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To lose control of one's emotions; to become overwhelmed or hysterical.
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    • muscle

      US /ˈmʌsəl/

      UK /'mʌsl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Physical power
      • Power or influence, especially of an economic or political kind.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use or muscles of force to get what you want
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    • on the jar

      US /ɑn ðə ˈdʒɑr/

      UK /ɒn ðə ˈdʒɑ:/

      • other
      • Slightly open, especially a door or window.
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    • over to

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      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • parsley

      US /ˈpɑ:rsli/

      UK /ˈpɑ:sli/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
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    • pepper

      US /ˈpɛpɚ/

      UK /ˈpepə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
      • Hard covering of berries used as spices
      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread around randomly, as with bullets
      • To sprinkle or season with pepper.
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    • perimeter

      US /pəˈrɪmɪtɚ/

      UK /pəˈrɪmɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Outline or border; outer edge
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    • pimp

      US /pɪmp/

      UK /pɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who solicits clients for prostitutes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to get clients for a prostitute
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    • pleasure

      US /ˈplɛʒɚ/

      UK /'pleʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
      • A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
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    • refrigerator

      US /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌretɚ/

      UK /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
      • A container or room for keeping things cool.
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    • rocking

      US /'rɒkɪŋ/

      UK /'rɒkɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
      • To be extremely effective or pleasing
      • Adjective
      • Very exciting or energetic
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    • rump

      US /rʌmp/

      UK /rʌmp/

      • Noun
      • Part of an animal's back over the back legs
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    • salt

      US /sɔlt/

      UK /sɔ:lt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural white crystal used to flavor food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
      • To add salt to ice in order to melt it
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    • sauce

      US /sɔs/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • sear

      US /sɪr/

      UK /sɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
      • To make a strong, unpleasant impression on
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • sort out

      US /sɔrt aʊt/

      UK /sɔ:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
      • To resolve a problem; manage successfully
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
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    • splash

      US /splæʃ/

      UK /splæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw water or liquids in many directions
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of throwing water in various directions
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    • steak

      US /stek/

      UK /steɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • tong

      US /tɒŋ/

      UK /tɒŋ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
      • Device with two prongs to pick up (e.g. hot) thing
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vinegar

      US /ˈvɪnɪɡɚ/

      UK /ˈvɪnɪgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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