Vocabulary

  • sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
  • have to: Must do
  • on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • on the label: Printed on the label of a product.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
  • crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
  • rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
  • by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • consumption: The act of buying and using products
  • beverage: A drink other than water
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
  • syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
  • glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
  • dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
  • nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
  • addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
  • decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
  • label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
  • absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
  • cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • add: To include as well
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • crippling: To hurt and make useless
  • warm: To become more friendly or to like something
  • sucrose: Complex carbohydrate used as a sweetener
  • yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
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    • absorption

      US /əbˈsɔ:rpʃn/

      UK /əbˈsɔ:pʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
      • The process of understanding and assimilating information or ideas.
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    • addictive

      US /əˈdɪktɪv/

      UK /əˈdɪktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Being powerless to stop doing or using something
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • beverage

      US /ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈbevərɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A drink other than water
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    • bloodstream

      US /ˈblʌdˌstrim/

      UK /ˈblʌdstri:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Blood flowing through the circulatory system
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    • by example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Through demonstration or serving as a model.
      • Through one's own behavior and actions, rather than just words.
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    • cancer

      US /ˈkænsɚ/

      UK /'kænsə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
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    • cereal

      US /ˈsɪriəl/

      UK /'sɪərɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Breakfast food eaten with milk
      • Grain that can be eaten
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    • consumption

      US /kənˈsʌmpʃən/

      UK /kənˈsʌmpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The act of buying and using products
      • The act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • crack down

      US /kræk daʊn/

      UK /kræk daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
      B1
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    • crippling

      US /ˈkrɪplɪŋ/

      UK /'krɪplɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hurt and make useless
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • decrease

      US /dɪˈkris/

      UK /dɪˈkri:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reduce the size, amount or number of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount by which something has been reduced
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    • dementia

      US /dɪˈmɛnʃə/

      UK /dɪˈmenʃə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Illness characterized by loss of memory
      B2
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
      B2
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    • diabetes

      US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/

      UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
      • A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
      B2
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    • dramatically

      US /drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /drə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a sudden or extreme manner
      • In a theatrical or exaggerated manner.
      B1
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    • drug

      US /drʌɡ/

      UK /drʌɡ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
      • Chemical used as a medicine
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
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    • fiber

      US /'faɪbə/

      UK /'faɪbə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Basic character and nature of a person
      • Stringy substance found in food, e.g. wholewheat
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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 sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • forecast

      US /ˈfɔ:rkæst/

      UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To predict some future thing, e.g. the weather
      • Alternative past tense and past participle of 'forecast'.
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    • frost

      US /frɔ:st/

      UK /frɒst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
      • To cover something with a thin layer of ice
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ice formed on the surfaces in cold weather
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    • glucose

      US /ˈɡluˌkos/

      UK /'ɡlu:kəʊs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
      • The concentration of glucose in the blood, often measured to monitor metabolic health.
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • informed decisions

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
      B1
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    • intake

      US /ˈɪnˌtek/

      UK /ˈɪnteɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of something that a person's body consumes
      • Act of consuming something
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    • label

      US /ˈlebəl/

      UK /'leɪbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A (luxury) brand owned by a company
      • A word or term used to describe a person, thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a term to describe, often negatively
      • To attach material to identify something
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
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    • nutrition

      US /nuˈtrɪʃən, nju-/

      UK /njuˈtrɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
      • Food and other things you eat or drink
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    • on average

      US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/

      UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
      B1
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    • on the label

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Printed on the label of a product.
      • According to the information provided on the label.
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • protein

      US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/

      UK /ˈprəʊti:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of molecules made from amino acids
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • rule of thumb

      US /rul ʌv θʌm/

      UK /ru:l ɔv θʌm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
      • A broadly accurate guide or principle, based on practice rather than theory.
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    • sucrose

      US /ˈsu:kroʊs/

      UK /ˈsu:krəʊz/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complex carbohydrate used as a sweetener
      C2
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    • sweet tooth

      US /swit tuθ/

      UK /swi:t tu:θ/

      • Noun
      • A great liking for sweet foods.
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    • syrup

      US /ˈsɪrəp, ˈsɚ-/

      UK /ˈsɪrəp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
      B2
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • thumb

      US /θʌm/

      UK /θʌm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a glove that goes over the thumb
      • The short, thick finger on the side of your hand
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • tobacco

      US /təˈbæko/

      UK /tə'bækəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cigars and cigarettes
      • Plant used to make cigars and cigarettes
      • Adjective
      • Having a brown color similar to that of cured tobacco leaves.
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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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    • yogurt

      US /ˈjoɡət/

      UK /ˈjəʊgət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Custard-like food made from curdled milk
      B2
      More
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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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