Vocabulary

  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
  • intend: To plan or want to do something
  • palate: Roof of the mouth
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • nowadays: At the present time; now
  • fill: To make something full
  • cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
  • whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • puree: Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
  • whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • cleanse: To remove impurities or pollutants from something
  • frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
  • live: To be alive
  • fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
  • let: To allow someone to do something
  • add: To include as well
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • perfection: State of excellence that cannot be improved
  • soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • sieve: Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
  • custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
  • dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
  • pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
  • slab: Thick, flat slice of something
  • rhubarb: Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
  • gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
  • sweeten: To offer extra to make someone agree to a thing
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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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
      A2
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    • bowl

      US /bol/

      UK /bəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
      • Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
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    • cave

      US /kev/

      UK /keɪv/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
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    • cleanse

      US /klɛnz/

      UK /klenz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove impurities or pollutants from something
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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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    • custard

      US /ˈkʌstərd/

      UK /ˈkʌstəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
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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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    • display

      US /dɪˈsple/

      UK /dɪˈspleɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
      • To show, e.g. your feelings, thoughts; demonstrate
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Arrangement of objects so people can see or buy
      • A device for showing information visually, such as a screen.
      A2TOEIC
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    • dunk

      US /dʌŋk/

      UK /dʌŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • extract

      US /ɪkˈstrækt/

      UK /'ekstrækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Essential ingredient of a natural thing
      • Part taken from a longer written work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
      • To get a person to share secret information
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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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    • fool

      US /ful/

      UK /fu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An idiot; someone who does something stupid
      • Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To trick someone; to deceive
      A2
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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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    • gardener

      US /ˈɡɑrdnɚ, ˈɡɑrdnɚ/

      UK /'ɡɑ:dnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who takes care of a garden
      B1
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    • intend

      US /ɪnˈtɛnd/

      UK /ɪnˈtend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To plan or want to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • nowadays

      US /ˈnaʊəˌdez/

      UK /ˈnaʊədeɪz/

      • Adverb
      • At the present time; now
      • Noun
      • The current period of time; the present.
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    • palate

      US /ˈpælɪt/

      UK /ˈpælət/

      • Noun
      • Roof of the mouth
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    • peak

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Noun
      • Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
      • The very top of a mountain
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To reach the highest or best point
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    • perfection

      US /pɚˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /pəˈfekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of excellence that cannot be improved
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    • pulp

      US /pʌlp/

      UK /pʌlp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft, succulent part of a fruit
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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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    • pyramid

      US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

      UK /'pɪrəmɪd/

      • Noun
      • Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
      • With a small management and huge workforce
      B1
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • rhubarb

      US /ˈru:bɑ:rb/

      UK /ˈru:bɑ:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
      C1
      More
    • rotten

      US /ˈrɑtn/

      UK /'rɒtn/

      • Adjective
      • Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
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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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    • show off

      US /ʃo ɔf/

      UK /ʃəu ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
      A1
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    • sieve

      US /sɪv/

      UK /sɪv/

      • Noun
      • Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push food through fine mesh to remove pips, etc.
      C1
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    • slab

      US /slæb/

      UK /slæb/

      • Noun
      • Thick, flat slice of something
      B2
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    • slate

      US /slet/

      UK /sleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize someone usually in public
      • To plan for something to occur
      • Countable Noun
      • List of people attempting to win an election
      • Piece of flat rock used for roofing buildings
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    • soft

      US /sɔft, sɑft/

      UK /sɒft/

      • Adjective
      • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
      • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
      A2TOEIC
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    • sweeten

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer extra to make someone agree to a thing
      • To make something sweeter in taste
      B1
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
      A2TOEIC
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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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    • whim

      US /hwɪm, wɪm/

      UK /wɪm/

      • Noun
      • A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
      B2
      More
    • whisk

      US /hwɪsk, wɪsk/

      UK /wɪsk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A kitchen tool for beating food such as eggs to add air and make it light
      B2
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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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