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to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
I'm sorry, I didn't =…= who you were.
As he watched the TV drama, he suddenly =…= (that) he'd seen it before.
celery
cel·e·ry /ˈseləri/ n [U]
a vegetable with long pale green stems that you can eat cooked or uncooked
Chop the =…= and add it to the salad.
cauliflower
cau·li·flow·er /ˈkɔlɪˌflauə US ˈkɔːliˌflauər, ˈkɑː-/ n [U and C]
is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
=…= is a cool-weather crop and requires consistent temperatures of about 16 °C to produce heads.
require
/rɪˈkwaɪə US -ˈkwaɪr/
to need something
Campbell's broken leg will probably =…= surgery.
Most house plants =…= regular watering.
consistent (adjective)
(NOT VARYING) /kənˈsɪs.tənt/
always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way:
She's one of the team's most =…= players.
Her work is sometimes good, but the problem is she's not =…= .
stew1 /stjuː US stuː/ n
a hot meal made by cooking meat and vegetables slowly in liquid for a long time
She prepared a hearty =…= for dinner
She served him a bowl of beef =…=
recipe /ˈres.ɪ.pi/ noun [C]
a set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food
=…= for
Do you know a good =…= for wholemeal bread?
Turning away under a strong attack is a sure =…= for defeat.
All the recipes in the book have been =…= by our team of experts.
devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ v [T]
to plan or invent a new way of doing something
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were =…= by Charles M. Schultz.
She =…= a method for quicker communications between offices.
motivate /ˈməutɪveɪt US ˈmou-/ v [T]
to be the reason for doing something:
=…= sb to do sth
Would you say that he was =…= solely by a desire for power?
A good teacher has to be able to =…= her students.
The profit-sharing plan is designed to =…= the staff to work hard.
motivation /ˌməutɪˈveɪʃən US ˌmou-/ n
eagerness and willingness to do something without needing to be told or forced to do it
Jack is an intelligent pupil, but he lacks =…= .
What was your =…= for becoming a teacher?
This time the children had lost all their =…= for writing poetry
poached egg verb
uk/pəʊtʃ/us/poʊtʃ/
to cook an egg in or over gently boiling water, without its shell
We had =…= eggs for breakfast.
=…= the eggs for 4 minutes...
work of art
an object made by an artist of great skill, especially a painting, drawing or statue:
The thieves stole several valuable =…=
That cake's a real =…=
respect (ADMIRATION) /rɪˈspekt/
when you admire someone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge, or skills
→admiration =…= for
She has earned the =…= of her fellow colleagues.
Old people deserve to be treated with =…= .
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ n
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:
She's a bad/good =…= on him.
Can you use your =…= with the director to get me a part in the film.
He has a huge amount of =…= over the city council.
gradually ˈgrædʒuəli/ adv
slowly, over a long period of time
≠ suddenly
Jill =…= became aware of an awful smell.
Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were =…= being restored yesterday...
consider /kənˈsɪdə US -ər/ v
to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision
consider doing sth
Don't make any decisions before you've =…= the matter.
She's being =…= for the job.
I'd like some time to =…= before I make a decision.
stimulate verb
uk/ˈstɪm.jə.leɪt/us/ˈstɪm.jə.leɪt/
to encourage something to grow, develop or become active:
An inspiring teacher can =…= students to succeed.
The government plans to cut taxes in order to =…= the economy.
An interest rate increase directly =…= saving and reduces real expenditure
adjust /əˈdʒʌst/ v
to gradually become familiar with a new situation
= adapt
They'll soon settle in - kids are very good at =…= .
It took a few seconds for her eyes to =…= to the darkness.
Children are sensitive to disapproval and =…= their behaviour accordingly.
cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ n [U]
a particular style of cooking
The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local =…=
Enjoy the delicious =…= created by our award-winning chef.
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ v [T]
to make someone remember something that they must do
If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a =…= .
An event like this serves to =…= us that we do not have control over nature.
She gently =…= him that the baby was getting cold and should be taken indoors.
Leek /liːk/ n [C]
A vegetable with long white stem and long flat green leaves, which tastes like a onion.
I don't like =…=.
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