Vocabulary

  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
  • family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in the mood: Wanting to do something
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • run down: To be in a bad condition
  • pull off: To manage to succeed
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
  • religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
  • contain: To keep something from spreading
  • patron: Person buying products or services of a business
  • pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
  • entertain: To receive someone as a guest
  • garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
  • liver: Organ from animals served as food
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
  • invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
  • vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
  • lamb: Young sheep
  • gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
  • zucchini: Long green marrow squash plant like a cucumber
  • pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
  • beet: Type of vegetable with a thick, purplish root
  • highness: Title to someone royal such as a king or queen
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • paprika: Mild-tasting spice from a pepper plant
  • accompaniment: Music played to support a person singing
  • mozzarella: Mild white Italian cheese
  • trout: Fish that lives in rivers and streams
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    • accompaniment

      US /əˈkʌmpənimənt, əˈkʌmpni-/

      UK /əˈkʌmpənimənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Music played to support a person singing
      • Something that complements or goes well with food or drink.
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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.
      C2
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    • beet

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Type of vegetable with a thick, purplish root
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    • being with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
      • Supporting someone's opinion or cause.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Accompanying someone; spending time with someone.
      • Supporting someone; agreeing with someone.
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • breast

      US /brɛst/

      UK /brest/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
      • (Poetic) upper front part of the body; the heart
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
      A2
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
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    • chin

      US /tʃɪn/

      UK /tʃɪn/

      • Noun
      • Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • conquer

      US /ˈkɑŋkɚ/

      UK /'kɒŋkə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take possession of (land, city) with an army
      • To beat something difficult, e.g. a fear; overcome
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    • contain

      US /kənˈten/

      UK /kənˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep something from spreading
      • To hold something inside something else
      A2
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    • cut into

      US /kʌt ˈɪntu/

      UK /kʌt ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
      • To interrupt someone who is speaking.
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    • eat in

      US /it ɪn/

      UK /i:t ɪn/

      • other
      • To have a meal at home instead of going out.
      A2
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    • embarrass

      US /ɛmˈbærəs/

      UK /ɪm'bærəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel ashamed
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    • entertain

      US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To receive someone as a guest
      • To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)
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    • family members

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for the most part

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Generally; mostly; on the whole.
      • Mostly; generally; in most cases.
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    • garlic

      US /ˈɡɑrlɪk/

      UK /'ɡɑ:lɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
      B2
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • gym

      US /dʒɪm/

      UK /dʒɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical education taught as a class in school
      • Building used for physical activities or sports
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    • highness

      US /'haɪnəs/

      UK /'haɪnəs/

      • Noun
      • Title to someone royal such as a king or queen
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    • in the mood

      US /ɪn ði mud/

      UK /in ðə mu:d/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to do something
      • Having a desire for sex
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    • invent

      US /ɪnˈvɛnt/

      UK /ɪnˈvent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create something such as a story or excuse
      • To create something useful for the first time
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    • lamb

      US /læm/

      UK /læm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young sheep
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give birth to a baby sheep
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    • liver

      US /ˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪvə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organ from animals served as food
      • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood
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    • misconception

      US /ˌmɪskənˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /ˌmɪskənˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wrong or misunderstood idea
      • A widely held but incorrect belief.
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    • mozzarella

      US /ˌmɑ:tsəˈrelə/

      UK /ˌmɒtsəˈrelə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mild white Italian cheese
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    • occasionally

      US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/

      UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/

      • Adverb
      • Not very often; sometimes; seldom
      • Happening or appearing irregularly.
      A2
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • palace

      US /ˈpælɪs/

      UK /ˈpæləs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
      • The center of government or royal power.
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    • paprika

      US /pæˈprikə, pə-, ˈpæprɪkə/

      UK /pəˈpri:kə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mild-tasting spice from a pepper plant
      • A red of green pepper; capsicum
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    • parmesan

      US /ˈpɑ:rməzɑ:n/

      UK /ˈpɑ:mɪzæn/

      • Adjective
      • Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
      C1
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    • pasta

      US /ˈpɑ:stə/

      UK /ˈpæstə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
      B1
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    • pastry

      US /ˈpestri/

      UK /ˈpeɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
      • A food item made of flour, fat, and water, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients and baked.
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    • patron

      US /ˈpetrən/

      UK /'peɪtrən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person buying products or services of a business
      • Someone who donates to an organization or activity
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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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    • pull off

      US /pʊl ɔf/

      UK /pul ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage to succeed
      • To remove something quickly or with force.
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    • religious

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
      • Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
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    • roast

      US /roʊst/

      UK /rəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
      • To cook food in an oven or over a fire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A joint of meat cooked in an oven
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    • royal

      US /ˈrɔɪəl/

      UK /'rɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
      • Concerning a king or queen
      • Noun
      • A member of a royal family.
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    • run down

      US /rʌn daʊn/

      UK /rʌn daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be in a bad condition
      • To stop because of lack of power, e.g. a battery
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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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    • servant

      US /ˈsɚvənt/

      UK /ˈsɜ:vənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
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    • serve

      US /sɚv/

      UK /sɜ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act in a particular position or office
      • To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
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    • serve with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To present food alongside another dish.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work or perform duties alongside someone in a military or organizational context.
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    • slice

      US /slaɪs/

      UK /slaɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
      • Piece or share of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
      • To cut a thin piece off something larger
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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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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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • trout

      US /traʊt/

      UK /traʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fish that lives in rivers and streams
      B2
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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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    • vegetarian

      US /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛriən/

      UK /ˌvedʒə'teərɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who does not eat meat from animals or fish
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • zucchini

      US /zʊ'ki:nɪ/

      UK /zuˈki:ni/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long green marrow squash plant like a cucumber
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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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