ESLPOD [120;121;122] Flashcards
the most basic fact or issue in a situation
bottom line
the ability to decide in an independent way what to do and when to do it
initiative
used for saying that someone says something in a very indirect way
not in so many words
to attach or attribute a new or different meaning to something;
read (too much) into
to improve your behavior or your work; used for telling someone that if they do not improve their behavior or their work they must leave
shape up
at risk
on the line
to be more worried, annoyed, or offended by something than you should be
overreact
criticism or advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions
constructive criticism
to ask several people for information or advice
ask around
someone who prepares and cooks food, either as their job or for pleasure
cook
one of the foods or liquids that you use in making a particular meal; one of the substances that are combined to make something. The active ingredient of a drug or medicine is the thing that makes it effective
ingredient
to cut something such as food or wood into pieces; to cut something roughly using a tool
chop up
___ food has not been cooked for long enough
underdone
to spoil food by cooking it for too long
overcook
an object used for painting, cleaning things, or making your hair neat. It consists of a handle with stiff fibers or thin short pieces of plastic or wire called bristles that are attached to it
brush
