actual
US /ˈæktʃuəl/
UK /ˈæktʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- Current; existing at the present time.
A2TOEICMoreas one
US
UK
- Adverb
- Acting or moving together at the same time.
- In complete agreement or unity.
- Phrase
- With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
- In perfect harmony or unison.
A1Morebalance
US /ˈbæləns/
UK /ˈbæləns/
- Noun
- Instrument for weighing things
- Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
A2TOEICMorebrine
US /braɪn/
UK /braɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
C1Morechip
US /tʃɪp/
UK /tʃɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecondense
US /kənˈdɛns/
UK /kənˈdens/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove water from to make it thicker
- To shorten (a book, etc.) by removing part of it
B2TOEICMoreconsists of
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Is made up or composed of.
A1Morecream
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
B1Morecrispy
US /ˈkrɪspi/
UK /'krɪspɪ/
- Adjective
- Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
C1Morecucumber
US /ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/
UK /ˈkju:kʌmbə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
- A long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, typically eaten raw in salads or pickled.
- Adjective
- Having the flavor or scent of cucumber.
B2Morecustard
US /ˈkʌstərd/
UK /ˈkʌstəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
C1Moredelicate
US /ˈdɛlɪkɪt/
UK /'delɪkət/
- Adjective
- Easily broken or damaged
- Finely made, with great care
B1Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMoredessert
US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/
UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/
- Noun
- Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
B2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefix
US /fɪks/
UK /fɪks/
- Noun
- Answer to a problem
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
A2TOEICMorefrost
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
B1Moregooey
US /ˈɡui/
UK /ˈgu:i/
- Adjective
- Soft and sticky
C1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehint
US /hɪnt/
UK /hɪnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To suggest without being direct about it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Helpful piece of information
- Tiny quantity or sign of something
A2Moreintense
US /ɪnˈtɛns/
UK /ɪn'tens/
- Adjective
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
A2TOEICMorekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Moremultiple
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.
B1Morepastry
US /ˈpestri/
UK /ˈpeɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- A food item made of flour, fat, and water, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients and baked.
B2Morepickle
US /ˈpɪkəl/
UK /ˈpɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
B2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMorerecipe
US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/
UK /'resəpɪ/
- Noun
- Conditions likely to create a particular result
- Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
B1Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Moresavory
US / ˈseɪ.vɚ.i/
UK /ˈseɪ.vər.i/
- Adjective
- (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
- Noun
- Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste
B2Moresecret recipe
US
UK
- Noun
- A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, kept secret to maintain exclusivity.
B1Moreserve
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.
A2TOEICMoresignature
US /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/
UK /ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)/
- Adjective
- Something that represents a person's work or style
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person's name written in their handwriting
- The key in which a piece of music is written, indicated by sharps or flats at the beginning of the stave.
B1Moresilky
US /ˈsɪlki/
UK /'sɪlkɪ/
- Adjective
- Having a smooth texture and shiny appearance
B1Moresmooth
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
A2Morespicy
US /ˈspaɪsi/
UK /ˈspaɪsi/
- Adjective
- Hot and strongly flavored in taste
B1Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMoresticky
US /ˈstɪki/
UK /ˈstɪki/
- Adjective
- Easy to adhere or stick to other things
- (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
B1Moresugary
US /ˈʃʊɡəri/
UK /ˈʃʊgəri/
- Adjective
- Too sweet; insincere
- Containing or having a taste like sugar
B1Moresweet tooth
US /swit tuθ/
UK /swi:t tu:θ/
- Noun
- A great liking for sweet foods.
A1Moretake on
US /tek ɑn/
UK /teik ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To acquire a new characteristic
- To accept a new responsibility, role
A1Moretaste
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
A2TOEICMoretime after time
US /taɪm ˈæftɚ taɪm/
UK /taim ˈɑ:ftə taim/
- Phrase
- Repeatedly; on many occasions.
A1Moretoast
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.
B1Moretop it off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
A2Moretorch
US /tɔrtʃ/
UK /tɔ:tʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Light or flame to be carried in the hand
- Transitive Verb
- To set fire to something
B1Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMorevanilla
US /vəˈnɪlə/
UK /vəˈnɪlə/
- Adjective
- Having the taste of vanilla
- Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
- Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
B2Morewalnut
US /ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət/
UK /ˈwɔ:lnʌt/
- Countable Noun
- Nut with a very hard shell
B2More
Vocabulary
- consists of: Is made up or composed of.
- have to: Must do
- sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
- secret recipe: A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, kept secret to maintain exclusivity.
- time after time: Repeatedly; on many occasions.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- spot: A certain place or area
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- amount: Quantity of something
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- gooey: Soft and sticky
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- hint: To suggest without being direct about it
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- fill: To make something full
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- fix: Answer to a problem
- condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
- cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
- torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- drench: To make someone or something extremely wet
- famous: Excellent
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- sugary: Too sweet; insincere
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- silky: Having a smooth texture and shiny appearance
- custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
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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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Best Desserts in New York City! Featuring Pickle Ice-Cream!
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Ingrid posted on 2019/07/01Get ready for a delicious NYC adventure that's perfect for your sweet tooth! You'll discover iconic treats like the famous Levain Cookie and even try the surprisingly tasty Pickle Ice-Cream, all while picking up practical vocabulary for food and travel.
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