Vocabulary

  • in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
  • have to: Must do
  • guzzle down: To eat or drink something quickly and greedily.
  • peck at: To strike or pick at something with the beak.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
  • gobble down: To eat something hurriedly and noisily.
  • gulp down: To swallow (food or drink) quickly or greedily.
  • bolt down: To fasten or secure something firmly in place.
  • eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
  • disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • beverage: A drink other than water
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
  • grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
  • casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • quantity: A large amount of something
  • swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • rapidly: With great speed; quickly
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • eager: Very excited and interested
  • gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
  • confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
  • rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
  • starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • fluently: In an able and easy manner
  • bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak
  • munching: To eat something quickly or loudly
  • martini: Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
  • margarita: Cocktail made of tequila, triple sec and lime
  • heartily: With energy and sincerity
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
      A2
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    • beverage

      US /ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈbevərɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A drink other than water
      B2TOEIC
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    • binge

      US /bɪndʒ/

      UK /bɪndʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat or drink too much at one time
      C1
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    • bolt down

      US /boʊlt daʊn/

      UK /bəʊlt daʊn/

      • other
      • To fasten or secure something firmly in place.
      B2
      More
    • bright

      US /braɪt/

      UK /braɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Cheerful and happy (manner)
      • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
      A2
      More
    • casual

      US /ˈkæʒuəl/

      UK /ˈkæʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being careless or having little thought or effort
      • (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
      • Countable Noun
      • A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
      • A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
      A2
      More
    • chew

      US /tʃu:/

      UK /tʃu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bite something many times without swallowing it
      • Noun
      • Act of biting something many times
      B1
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    • confused

      US /kənˈfjuzd/

      UK /kənˈfju:zd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
      A2
      More
    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
      B1
      More
    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
      A2
      More
    • crisp

      US /krɪsp/

      UK /krɪsp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
      • Adjective
      • (Of weather) chilly; a little cold
      B1
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    • crispy

      US /ˈkrɪspi/

      UK /'krɪspɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
      C1
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
      B1TOEIC
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    • disorder

      US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/

      UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of confusion or a lack of organization
      • Illness when the body is not functioning well
      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
      B2
      More
    • drink in

      US /drɪŋk ɪn/

      UK /driŋk in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
      A1
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    • eager

      US /ˈiɡɚ/

      UK /ˈi:gə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very excited and interested
      A2TOEIC
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    • eat in

      US /it ɪn/

      UK /i:t ɪn/

      • other
      • To have a meal at home instead of going out.
      A2
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
      B1
      More
    • fluently

      US /ˈfluəntlɪ/

      UK /'flu:əntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an able and easy manner
      • In a way that shows the ability to speak a language easily and well.
      B1
      More
    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

      • Adverb
      • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
      A2
      More
    • gobble

      US /ˈgɑ:bl/

      UK /ˈgɒbl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat or swallow something quickly
      C1
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    • gobble down

      US /ˈgɑbəl daʊn/

      UK /ˈgɒbl daun/

      • other
      • To eat something hurriedly and noisily.
      B2
      More
    • grind

      US /ɡraɪnd/

      UK /ɡraɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
      • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard work or effort
      B2
      More
    • gulp

      US /ɡʌlp/

      UK /ɡʌlp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To swallow or drink quickly
      • Noun
      • Swallowing liquid very quickly
      B2
      More
    • gulp down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To swallow (food or drink) quickly or greedily.
      A1
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    • guzzle down

      US /ˈɡʌzl daʊn/

      UK /ˈɡʌzl daʊn/

      • other
      • To eat or drink something quickly and greedily.
      B1
      More
    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
      A1
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    • heartily

      US /ˈhɑ:rtɪli/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tɪli/

      • Adverb
      • With energy and sincerity
      B2
      More
    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      B2
      More
    • in a hurry

      US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/

      UK /in ə ˈhʌri/

      • Phrase
      • Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
      More
    • indulge

      US /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To let someone else have or do what they want
      • To allow to do more pleasurable things than normal
      B1TOEIC
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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
      A1
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    • manner

      US /ˈmænɚ/

      UK /ˈmænə(r)/

      • Noun
      • The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
      • Polite and respectful behavior to others
      A2TOEIC
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    • margarita

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Cocktail made of tequila, triple sec and lime
      C2
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    • martini

      US /mɑ:r'ti:nɪ/

      UK /mɑ:'ti:nɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
      C1
      More
    • munch

      US /mʌntʃ/

      UK /mʌntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat something quickly or loudly
      B2
      More
    • munching

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat something quickly or loudly
      B2
      More
    • nibble

      US /ˈnɪbəl/

      UK /ˈnɪbl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take small bites of something, especially food
      B2TOEIC
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
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    • peck

      US /pɛk/

      UK /pek/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike sharply at something with the beak
      B2
      More
    • peck at

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To strike or pick at something with the beak.
      • To nag or criticize someone constantly about trivial matters.
      More
    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
      B1
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    • properly

      US /ˈprɑːpərli/

      UK /ˈprɔpəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an appropriate or correct manner
      • In a way that is suitable or appropriate.
      A2
      More
    • quantity

      US /ˈkwɑntɪti/

      UK /ˈkwɒntəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large amount of something
      • Amount or number of something
      A2TOEIC
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    • rapid

      US /ˈræpɪd/

      UK /ˈræpɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Moving or happening very quickly
      • Noun
      • Rough and fast-moving part of a river
      B1
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    • rapidly

      US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/

      UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With great speed; quickly
      B1TOEIC
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
      A1
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    • raw

      US /rɔ/

      UK /rɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
      • Being inexperienced
      B1
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    • reluctant

      US /rɪˈlʌktənt/

      UK /rɪˈlʌktənt/

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
      • Showing doubt or unwillingness.
      B1
      More
    • repeatedly

      US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Said, done) many times; over and over
      B2
      More
    • 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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
      B1
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    • starve

      US /stɑ:rv/

      UK /stɑ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
      • To need or desire very strongly
      B1
      More
    • swallow

      US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/

      UK /'swɒləʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To believe (something that is not true)
      • To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
      • Countable Noun
      • Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
      A2
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
      A1
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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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    • 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.
      A2
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
      B1TOEIC
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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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    10 Verbs to describe different ways of eating - Advanced English lesson - Speak English fluently

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    Coby posted on 2017/03/04
    Ever wondered how to describe eating beyond just 'eating'? This fun lesson dives into 10 advanced verbs that paint a vivid picture of different ways people eat, from 'guzzling' to 'nibbling'! You'll pick up practical, everyday vocabulary that makes your English sound so much more fluent and descriptive.

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