Vocabulary

  • go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • chili sauce: A sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients, used as a condiment.
  • serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • fill: To make something full
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
  • add: To include as well
  • phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
  • leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • dim: Not bright; not being clear
  • bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
  • sum: Amount when all is added together; total
  • dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
  • mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
  • crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
  • roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
  • meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
  • crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
  • black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
  • sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
  • fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • bean: Large seed eaten as a vegetable
  • rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
  • fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
  • behold: To look at
  • hot: Angry or excited
  • lovely: Attractive or beautiful
  • muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
  • processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
  • fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
  • pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
  • fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
  • coriander: Herb used especially in Indian cooking
  • teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
  • curly: Having curls or waves
  • chilli: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
  • steamy: Filled with steam, vapor or mist
  • finely: Done with great skill; high in quality
  • saucy: Disrespectful in a light and playful way
  • generously: In a generous way; without holding back
  • layered: To put things one on top of another
  • wok: Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
  • ml: Unit of liquid volume equal to 0.001 liter
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    • bean

      US /bin/

      UK /bi:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large seed eaten as a vegetable
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    • behold

      US /bɪˈhoʊld/

      UK /bɪˈhəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To look at
      B2
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    • bun

      US /bʌn/

      UK /bʌn/

      • Noun
      • Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
      B2
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    • chili sauce

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients, used as a condiment.
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    • chilli

      US /ˈtʃɪli/

      UK /'tʃɪlɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
      B2
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    • crispy

      US /ˈkrɪspi/

      UK /'krɪspɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
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    • crunchy

      US /ˈkrʌntʃi/

      UK /'krʌntʃɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
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    • curly

      US /ˈkə:li/

      UK /'kɜ:lɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having curls or waves
      B2
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    • dim

      US /dɪm/

      UK /dɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Not bright; not being clear
      • Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the brightness of a light
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    • dip

      US /dɪp/

      UK /dɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To decrease or lower temporarily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
      • Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
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    • dip into

      US /dɪp ˈɪntu/

      UK /dip ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
      • To read parts of a book, but not the whole book.
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    • dough

      US /do/

      UK /dəu/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
      • (slang) Money.
      B2
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    • fella

      US /'felər/

      UK /'felə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of spelling 'fellows'
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    • fiery

      US /ˈfaɪri/

      UK /ˈfaɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like fire; hot or angry
      • Consisting of fire or closely resembling fire.
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    • finely

      US /ˈfaɪnl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈfaɪnli/

      • Adverb
      • Done with great skill; high in quality
      • In a delicate or refined manner; into small pieces.
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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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    • flour

      US /flaʊr/

      UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Powder made from a grain used in cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with flour in cooking
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    • fluffy

      US /ˈflʌfi/

      UK /'flʌfɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Containing air and being light in weight
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    • fragrance

      US /ˈfreɪgrəns/

      UK /ˈfreɪgrəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
      • A perfume or cologne.
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    • fragrant

      US /ˈfreɡrənt/

      UK /ˈfreɪgrənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
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    • generously

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəslɪ/

      UK /'dʒenərəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a generous way; without holding back
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    • go in with

      US /ɡo ɪn wɪð/

      UK /ɡəu in wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
      B1
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
      A2
      More
    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • layered

      US /'leɪəd/

      UK /'leɪəd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things one on top of another
      • Adjective
      • Having layers.
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    • leftover

      US /ˈlɛftˌovɚ/

      UK /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
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    • lettuce

      US /ˈlɛtəs/

      UK /ˈletɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
      A2
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • meat

      US /mit/

      UK /mi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
      • Noun
      • Something that is important or significant
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    • ml

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Unit of liquid volume equal to 0.001 liter
      A2
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    • muffin

      US /ˈmʌfɪn/

      UK /ˈmʌfɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
      C1
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    • phenomenal

      US /fɪˈnɑmənəl/

      UK /fəˈnɒmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Amazing; remarkable
      • Relating to or consisting of phenomena.
      B2
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    • pork

      US /pɔ:rk/

      UK /pɔ:k/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Meat of a pig, used for food
      B2
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    • processor

      US /ˈprɑ:sesə/

      UK /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A machine that to makes something ready for use
      • A person or thing that processes something.
      B1
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    • rack

      US /ræk/

      UK /ræk/

      • Noun
      • A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone pain or suffering
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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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    • sauce

      US /sɔs/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
      B1
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    • saucy

      US /ˈsɔsi/

      UK /'sɔ:sɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Disrespectful in a light and playful way
      C2
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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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    • sesame

      US /ˈsɛsəmi/

      UK /ˈsesəmi/

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

      US /stim/

      UK /sti:m/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
      • Source of stamina, strength or energy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
      • To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
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    • steamy

      US /ˈstimi/

      UK /ˈsti:mi/

      • Adjective
      • Filled with steam, vapor or mist
      • (Of movies, books) filled with sexual tension
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    • sum

      US /sʌm/

      UK /sʌm/

      • Noun
      • Amount when all is added together; total
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add two or more numbers together; total
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    • teaspoon

      US /ˈtiˌspun/

      UK /ˈti:spu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
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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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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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    • wok

      US /wɑ:k/

      UK /wɒk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
      C1
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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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