Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • come up to: To meet expectations
  • leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • to order: To give an instruction or command.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • make it big: To become very successful or famous.
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • at least: As a minimum
  • soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
  • dining: To eat
  • table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
  • drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • rice: Person's name
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • waiter: Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
  • menu: List of dishes available at a restaurant
  • price: Person's name
  • extra: More than necessary; additional
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • serve: To act in a particular position or office
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • call: A order or request for action
  • steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
  • cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
  • tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • service: Work that a person does to assist others
  • reservation: Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
  • substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
  • worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • politeness: Showing respect for others
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • substitution: Act of replacing one person or thing to do a job
  • appetizer: Food or drink to stimulate the appetite
  • prix: (In titles) a competition in which a prize is won
  • shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
  • dinero
  • combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
  • vid: A short form of 'video', especially one shared online.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
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    • 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.
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    • combo

      US /ˈkɑːmboʊ/

      UK /ˈkɒmbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • A small number of things that are combined or used together.
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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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    • come up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To meet expectations
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    • dessert

      US /dɪˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /dɪˈzɜ:t/

      • Noun
      • Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
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    • dining

      US /'daɪnɪŋ/

      UK /'daɪnɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The activity of eating a meal.
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
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    • extra

      US /'ekstrə/

      UK /'ekstrə/

      • Adjective
      • More than necessary; additional
      • Of especially good quality or grade.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items more than you need; additional items
      • Person who has a small part in a movie
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • for the rest

      US /fɔr ði rɛst/

      UK /fɔ: ðə rest/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning the remaining people or things.
      • During the remaining part of a period of time.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • leg up

      US /lɛɡ ʌp/

      UK /leɡ ʌp/

      • Noun
      • Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
      • An advantage that helps someone to succeed.
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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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    • make it big

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become very successful or famous.
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • of means

      US /ʌv minz/

      UK /əv mi:nz/

      • other
      • Having resources or wealth available for use.
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    • percent

      US /pɚˈsɛnt/

      UK /pə'sent/

      • Adverb
      • One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A proportion multiplied by 100
      • A specified amount in every hundred
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    • politeness

      US /pəˈlaɪtnɪs/

      UK /pə'laɪtnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Showing respect for others
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    • reservation

      US /ˌrɛzɚˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌrezə'veɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
      • Area of land kept for indigenous peoples
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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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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    • shrimp

      US /ʃrɪmp/

      UK /ʃrɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
      • Someone who is small and weak
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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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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    • steak

      US /stek/

      UK /steɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
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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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    • substitute

      US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To perform the tasks instead of someone else
      • To replace one person or thing for another
      • Noun
      • A person or thing acting in place of another
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    • substitution

      US /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌsʌbstɪ'tju:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of replacing one person or thing to do a job
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    • swim in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move through water by using your arms and legs.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a lot of something.
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

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

      US /tæks/

      UK /tæks/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To require a lot of physical or mental effort
      • (Government) to take money from a country's people
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money taken by a government from its people
      • A heavy demand or burden.
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • to order

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give an instruction or command.
      • To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
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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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    • waiter

      US /ˈwetɚ/

      UK /ˈweɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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    • worm

      US /wɚm/

      UK /wɜ:m/

      • Noun
      • Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove worms from an animals stomach
      • To get information, etc. out of, by tricking them
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Basic English vocabulary for restaurants

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