Vocabulary

  • put back: To return something to the proper place
  • above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • into shape: To improve physical fitness or condition.
  • regardless of
  • have to: Must do
  • try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • staple: Main food of a particular community
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
  • cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • typical: Normal; usual; expected
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
  • aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
  • dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • distinction: Special quality that makes something different
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • twist: To turn something in a circular direction
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
  • garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
  • barrel: To travel at high speed
  • mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
  • wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • hearty: (Of emotions) warm and sincere
  • yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
  • pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
  • unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
  • puree: Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
  • oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
  • origin: Point at which something begins or is created
  • yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
  • classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
  • correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
  • asparagus: Green vegetable with long thin stems
  • pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
  • thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
  • vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
  • northern: In or toward the north
  • pretzel: Glazed and salted cracker in the shape of a knot
  • schnitzel: Deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
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    • above ground

      US /əˈbʌv ɡraʊnd/

      UK /əˈbʌv ɡraʊnd/

      • Preposition
      • Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
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    • absolute

      US /ˈæbsəˌlut/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
      • Not capable of being doubted or questioned; certain.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
      • (in philosophy) a concept of an ultimate, unconditional reality
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    • also known as

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Also called; alternatively named.
      • Identified by another term; synonymous with.
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    • aroma

      US /əˈromə/

      UK /ə'rəʊmə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Noticeable pleasing smell
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • asparagus

      US /əˈspærəɡəs/

      UK /əˈspærəgəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green vegetable with long thin stems
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    • barrel

      US /ˈbærəl/

      UK /'bærəl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel at high speed
      • Countable Noun
      • A round container with curved sides and flat ends
      • Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
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    • belly

      US /ˈbɛli/

      UK /'belɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Middle part of the body; the stomach
      • A bulging or rounded part of something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expand outward; swell
      • To swell like a balloon
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • broth

      US /brɔθ, brɑθ/

      UK /brɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
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    • by hand

      US /baɪ hænd/

      UK /bai hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Done manually; not by machine.
      • Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
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    • classic

      US / ˈklæsɪk/

      UK /'klæsɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having a simple, basic design or style
      • (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
      • Noun
      • Something popular or famous for a long time
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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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    • correspond

      US /ˌkɔ:rəˈspɑ:nd/

      UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒnd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have similarity or equality with something
      • To write letters or emails to someone
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • cuisine

      US /kwɪˈzin/

      UK /kwɪˈzi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain style or technique of cooking
      • A type of food; the foods and methods of cooking traditional to a region or population.
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

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

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special quality that makes something different
      • A prize of award for a high level of achievement
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    • dough

      US /do/

      UK /dəu/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
      • (slang) Money.
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    • garlic

      US /ˈɡɑrlɪk/

      UK /'ɡɑ:lɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hearty

      US /ˈhɑrti/

      UK /'hɑ:tɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of emotions) warm and sincere
      • large or (especially of food) in large amounts
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    • ideal

      US /aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil/

      UK /aɪˈdi:əl/

      • Adjective
      • Exactly right; could not be better
      • Which is thought of as being perfect
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • into shape

      US /ˈɪntu ˈʃeɪp/

      UK /ˈɪntəʊ ˈʃeɪp/

      • other
      • To improve physical fitness or condition.
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    • knuckle

      US /ˈnʌkəl/

      UK /'nʌkl/

      • Noun
      • Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
      • A cut of meat from the joint of an animal.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To apply oneself seriously to a task.
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    • marinate

      US /'mærɪneɪt/

      UK /ˈmærɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
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    • mixture

      US /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something made by combining two or more things
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    • northern

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In or toward the north
      • Coming from the north.
      • Noun
      • A person who comes from the north.
      • The Aurora Borealis.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • origin

      US /ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr-/

      UK /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

      • Noun
      • Point at which something begins or is created
      • A person's social or ethnic background.
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    • oven

      US /ˈʌvən/

      UK /ˈʌvn/

      • Noun
      • Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
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    • peek

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at something quickly (often secretly)
      • Noun
      • A quick look at something (often secretly)
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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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    • permission

      US /pɚˈmɪʃən/

      UK /pəˈmɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Right to do something as allowed by another
      • Formal authorization from an authority.
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    • pickle

      US /ˈpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
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    • portion

      US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Serving of food that is intended for one person
      • Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
      • Transitive Verb
      • To separate something to divide among people
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    • powder

      US /ˈpaʊdɚ/

      UK /'paʊdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
      • Dry and light form of snow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a dust onto the body or face
      • To reduce to powder; pulverize.
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pretzel

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Glazed and salted cracker in the shape of a knot
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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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    • puree

      US /pjʊ'reɪ/

      UK /pjʊ'reɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
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    • put back

      US /pʊt bæk/

      UK /put bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return something to the proper place
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    • regardless of

      US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/

      UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Preposition
      • Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
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    • roll

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
      • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To continue along as time normally progresses
      • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
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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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    • schnitzel

      US /'ʃnɪtsəl/

      UK /'ʃnɪtsəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
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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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    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • specialty

      US /ˈspɛʃəlti/

      UK /ˈspeʃəlti/

      • Noun
      • Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
      • The specific area of your field
      • Adjective
      • Having a particular role or function
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    • staple

      US /ˈstepəl/

      UK /ˈsteɪpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main food of a particular community
      • A basic food that is eaten all the time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pin together using a machine and bent wire
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    • try for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
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    • twist

      US /twɪst/

      UK /twɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn something in a circular direction
      • To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
      • Bend or sudden change of direction
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    • typical

      US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Normal; usual; expected
      • Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
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    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • unusual

      US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
      • Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
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    • vanilla

      US /vəˈnɪlə/

      UK /vəˈnɪlə/

      • Adjective
      • Having the taste of vanilla
      • Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
      • Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
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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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    • wealthy

      US /ˈwɛlθi/

      UK /ˈwelθi/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great quantity of money or property
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    • yeast

      US /jist/

      UK /ji:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
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    • yolk

      US /joʊk/

      UK /jəʊk/

      • Noun
      • Yellow central part of a bird's egg
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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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