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  • have to: Must do
  • up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
  • way up there: At a considerable height or distance.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • cheap: Not costing a lot of money
  • famous: Excellent
  • tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
  • coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • park: Person's name
  • corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
  • menu: List of dishes available at a restaurant
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • lining: To put material along the inside of something
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
  • snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
  • onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • fill: To make something full
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
  • sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
  • flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • hiding: A severe beating
  • plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
  • steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
  • portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
  • resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • dumple: A baked apple, often with a pastry crust.
  • tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
  • downtown: Located in the business part of a town
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    • at the corner

      US /æt ðə ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /æt ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • other
      • Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • corner

      US /ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force into a position impossible to escape from
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
      • Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
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    • culture

      US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beliefs and customs of a particular group
      • The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
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    • downtown

      US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/

      UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Located in the business part of a town
      • (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
      • Noun
      • The main business or commercial area of a city.
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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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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • in town

      US /ɪn taʊn/

      UK /in taun/

      • Phrase
      • Present or available in the local area or city.
      • Available or present in a particular place.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lining

      US /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/

      UK /'laɪnɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put material along the inside of something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Material put along the inside of something
      • Usually plain material on inside of a coat, etc.
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    • local

      US /ˈloʊkl/

      UK /ˈləʊkl/

      • Noun
      • Bus or train, that stops at most stations
      • People who live in the area being discussed
      • Adjective
      • Relating to a particular area, city, or town
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    • mango

      US /ˈmæŋɡo/

      UK /'mæŋɡəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • noodle

      US /ˈnudl/

      UK /ˈnu:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
      • (Informal) A person's head or brain; used to suggest thinking or intelligence.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (chiefly US, Southern) To fish with one's bare hands, especially for catfish, by feeling in holes or under rocks.
      • (informal) To improvise or play music in a casual, unstructured way.
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    • onion

      US /ˈʌnjən/

      UK /ˈʌnjən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
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    • plate

      US /plet/

      UK /pleɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Flat dish used for eating or serving food
      • Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
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    • plenty

      US /ˈplɛnti/

      UK /'plentɪ/

      • Pronoun
      • When there is not too little of something; a lot
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
      • A lot of something
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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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    • preserve

      US /prɪˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
      • To protect something from harm, loss or damage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet fruit spread; jam
      • Protected area of land with plants and animals
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • resident

      US /ˈrɛzɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈrezɪdənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
      • A person who lives in a particular place.
      • Adjective
      • Someone who lives in a particular place
      • (of a computer program) remaining in memory.
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    • snack

      US /snæk/

      UK /snæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small amount of food eaten between meals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
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    • sour

      US /saʊr/

      UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
      • Adjective
      • Being mean and not friendly
      • Spoiled or made more acidic
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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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    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
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    • tortilla

      US /tɔ:rˈti:ə/

      UK /tɔ:ˈti:ə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin Mexican flat bread
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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    • up there

      US /ʌp ðɛr/

      UK /ʌp ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a higher place or position; far away.
      • In heaven.
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    • way up there

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At a considerable height or distance.
      • In a high or elevated position; far above.
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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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    Eats of Taipei-YongKang St.

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    Get ready for a delicious foodie walking tour of Taipei's famous YongKang Street! You'll pick up practical phrases for ordering tasty treats like mango shaved ice and xiaolongbao, plus learn fun cultural tidbits from a local guide. This is a fantastic way to explore Taipei's cheap eats and practice everyday conversation!

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