Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
  • finish off: To complete the last part of something.
  • knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
  • orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
  • sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
  • tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
  • butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • bottom: The part of your body you sit on
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • colour: To change or affect someone's opinion
  • cake: To cover with a thing that becomes hard when dried
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • lovely: Attractive or beautiful
  • lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • add: To include as well
  • toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
  • spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
  • fill: To make something full
  • mad: Very angry
  • chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
  • mix: To combine two or more things to make one
  • carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
  • lightly: In a gentle manner; with little weight or force
  • gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
  • flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
  • loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • deeply: To a significant degree
  • nicely: In a pleasing way; in a polite way
  • processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
  • mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
  • commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
  • melt: To disappear or to go away
  • slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
  • loosen: To make something less tight
  • overflowing: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
  • blend: To combine different elements or substances
  • sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
  • curd: Solid substance forming in milk when it sours
  • vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
  • strainer: Sieve; item to drain water from (food)
  • tablespoon: Large spoon that is used for measuring ingredients
  • custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
  • zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
  • pod: Seed container that grows on plants
  • scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
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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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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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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.
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • blend

      US /blɛnd/

      UK /blend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine different elements or substances
      • To mix ingredients when cooking
      • Noun
      • Product known for mixing ingredients
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    • bottom

      US /ˈbɑtəm/

      UK /'bɒtəm/

      • Noun
      • The part of your body you sit on
      • Lowest position, often in a company or contest
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit the lowest part of something
      • To provide with a bottom.
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    • butter

      US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌt.ə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread butter on bread
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    • carefully

      US /ˈkɛrfəlɪ/

      UK /'keəfəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that involves focus and care
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
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    • commit

      US /kəˈmɪt/

      UK /kə'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do something bad, usually a crime
      • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
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    • cream

      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
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    • curd

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Solid substance forming in milk when it sours
      • A mass of coagulated milk, used to make cheese or eaten alone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause (milk) to coagulate.
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    • custard

      US /ˈkʌstərd/

      UK /ˈkʌstəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
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    • deeply

      US /ˈdiplɪ/

      UK /ˈdi:pli/

      • Adverb
      • To a significant degree
      • To a great, intense or extreme extent
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    • finish off

      US /ˈfɪnɪʃ ɔf/

      UK /ˈfiniʃ ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To complete the last part of something.
      • To decisively defeat someone.
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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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    • gently

      US /ˈdʒentli/

      UK /ˈdʒentli/

      • Adverb
      • In a mild, careful, and soft manner
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • in half

      US /ɪn hæf/

      UK /in hɑ:f/

      • Adverb
      • Divided into two equal parts.
      • Partially; to some extent.
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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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    • lemon

      US /ˈlɛmən/

      UK /'lemən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Badly made or poorly functioning product
      • Small yellow fruit with sour juice
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    • lightly

      US /ˈlaɪtli/

      UK /ˈlaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • In a gentle manner; with little weight or force
      • With only a small amount of something
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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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    • loose

      US /lus/

      UK /lu:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To shoot or fire something from a gun
      • Adjective
      • (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
      • Not tightly attached or held
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    • loosen

      US /ˈlusən/

      UK /'lu:sn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something less tight
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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • mechanism

      US /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/

      UK /'mekənɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a machine that performs a certain function
      • System or process for achieving a certain result
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    • melt

      US /mɛlt/

      UK /melt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disappear or to go away
      • To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
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    • mix

      US /mɪks/

      UK /mɪks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A combination of more than two things
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    • mix it up

      US /mɪks ɪt ʌp/

      UK /miks it ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
      • To engage in a fight or physical confrontation.
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    • mixture

      US /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something made by combining two or more things
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    • nicely

      US /'naɪslɪ/

      UK /ˈnaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In a pleasing way; in a polite way
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    • original

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • overflowing

      US /oʊvə'floʊɪŋ/

      UK /əʊvə'fləʊɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
      • Adjective
      • Present participle of overflow; exceeding capacity.
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    • pie

      US /paɪ/

      UK /paɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
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    • pod

      US /pɑ:d/

      UK /pɒd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Seed container that grows on plants
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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.
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • score

      US /skɔr, skor/

      UK /skɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
      • Current number of points given in a game, contest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark or cut something with a sharp object
      • To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
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    • scrape

      US /skrep/

      UK /skreɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
      • To move roughly across the surface of something
      • Noun
      • Bad or unpleasant incident
      • Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
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    • slide

      US /slaɪd/

      UK /slaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
      • Reduction in amount, price, quality
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
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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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    • sponge

      US /spʌndʒ/

      UK /spʌndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
      • Sea animal whose bodies are used for bath sponges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To wash the surface of something with a sponge
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    • spoon

      US /spun/

      UK /spu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To serve ice cream, etc. using a spoon
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    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • strainer

      US /ˈstrenɚ/

      UK /ˈstreɪnə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Sieve; item to drain water from (food)
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    • sugar

      US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

      UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
      • White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
      • Countable Noun
      • Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
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    • tablespoon

      US /ˈtebəlˌspun/

      UK /ˈteɪblspu:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large spoon that is used for measuring ingredients
      • A large spoon used for serving food.
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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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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vanilla

      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.
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    • zest

      US /zɛst/

      UK /zest/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
      • Noun
      • Outer peel of lemon, orange etc. added to food
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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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