Vocabulary

  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
  • in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
  • in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
  • in terms of
  • fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
  • finish with: To end a relationship
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
  • put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • variety: Particular type of thing or person
  • curious: Wanting to know more about something
  • straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • grain: Seeds of plants used for food
  • steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
  • starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
  • wild: In a manner which lacks control
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
  • spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • salmon: Light pinkish orange color
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
  • whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • acidity: Level to which something is acidic
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • barley: Plant producing grain used in food and alcohol
  • nutritionist: Specialist in the study of nutrition
  • cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
  • fibre: Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn
  • miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
  • tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
  • omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet
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    • acidity

      US /əˈsɪdɪti/

      UK /əˈsɪdəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Level to which something is acidic
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • ahead of time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Before the scheduled time; early.
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • barley

      US /ˈbɑ:rli/

      UK /ˈbɑ:li/

      • Countable Noun
      • Plant producing grain used in food and alcohol
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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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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • carbohydrate

      US /ˌkɑrboˈhaɪˌdret/

      UK /ˌkɑ:bəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
      • Any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal
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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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    • cherry

      US /ˈtʃɛri/

      UK /ˈtʃeri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
      • A tree that produces cherries.
      • Adjective
      • Bright red color
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • curious

      US /ˈkjʊriəs/

      UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to know more about something
      • Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
      A2
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    • digestion

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstʃən, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
      • The process of understanding new information
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • fall short

      US /fɔl ʃɔrt/

      UK /fɔ:l ʃɔ:t/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
      A2
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    • ferment

      US / fɚˈmɛnt/

      UK /'fɜ:ment/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
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    • fibre

      US /ˈfaɪbɚ/

      UK /ˈfaɪbə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn
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    • finish with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end a relationship
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
      A2
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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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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • frozen

      US /ˈfroʊzn/

      UK /'frəʊzn/

      • Adjective
      • Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
      • Preserved by freezing.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
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    • grain

      US /ɡren/

      UK /greɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Seeds of plants used for food
      • Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
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    • gut

      US /ɡʌt/

      UK /ɡʌt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
      • To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stomach and internal organs of digestion
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    • in advance

      US /ɪn ædˈvæns/

      UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/

      • Phrase
      • Ahead of time; before something happens
      • Noun
      • A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
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    • in real life

      US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/

      UK /in riəl laif/

      • Phrase
      • In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
      • Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • layer

      US /ˈleɚ/

      UK /ˈleiə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of several sheets of a material or object
      • A covering of something spread over a surface.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
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    • lift

      US /lɪft/

      UK /lɪft/

      • Noun
      • Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
      • Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
      • To move something to higher position
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    • miso

      US /ˈmi:soʊ/

      UK /ˈmi:səʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • newsletter

      US /ˈnu:zletə(r)/

      UK /ˈnju:zletə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Report or open letter giving news to a group
      B2TOEIC
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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
      B1
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    • nutritionist

      US /nuˈtrɪʃənɪst/

      UK /njuˈtrɪʃənɪst/

      • Noun
      • Specialist in the study of nutrition
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    • omega

      US /oʊ'meɡə/

      UK /'əʊmɪɡə/

      • Noun
      • Last letter in the greek alphabet
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    • porridge

      US /ˈpɔ:rɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
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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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    • protein

      US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/

      UK /ˈprəʊti:n/

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

      US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /put təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
      • To organize or arrange something.
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • salmon

      US /ˈsæmən/

      UK /ˈsæmən/

      • Noun
      • Light pinkish orange color
      • Large fish with silver skin and pink flesh
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    • sesame

      US /ˈsɛsəmi/

      UK /ˈsesəmi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
      B2
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    • simmer

      US /ˈsɪmɚ/

      UK /'sɪmə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
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    • smooth

      US /smuð/

      UK /smu:ð/

      • Adjective
      • Moving without stops and starts
      • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
      • To spread a substance over a surface
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    • smooth out

      US /smuð aʊt/

      UK /smu:ð aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
      • To resolve problems or difficulties.
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    • spinach

      US /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/

      UK /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • starch

      US /stɑ:rtʃ/

      UK /stɑ:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance in food changed to energy in the body
      • Substance used to make clothes stiff when ironing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothing stiff using a special substance
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    • steady

      US /ˈstɛdi/

      UK /'stedɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or developing at a regular rate
      • Continuing without stopping or changing over time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
      • To hold something/someone so they stop moving
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    • straightforward

      US /stretˈfɔrwəd/

      UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to do or understand; not complicated
      • Honest and open; not trying to hide anything.
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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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    • toast

      US /tost/

      UK /təʊst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
      • An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
      • To make pleasantly warm.
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    • tofu

      US /'toʊfu:/

      UK /'təʊfu:/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Compressed bean curd used in cooking
      C1
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    • variety

      US /vəˈraɪɪti/

      UK /və'raɪətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Particular type of thing or person
      • The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • 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
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    • wild

      US /waɪld/

      UK /waɪld/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner which lacks control
      • Adjective
      • Living in nature; not tame
      • (Of land) not developed by people
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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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