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complaint
Collocates: make a ____ there have been a lot of _____ about noise coming from the club | I'd like to make a ____
raw
___ food has not been cooked a dish made with ____ fish | you can eat them cooked or ____
spicy
____ food has a strong flavour because it is cooked with special seeds or powders called spices it was served with a ____ sauce | it wasn't ____ enough for me
space
____ is the area up in the sky and beyond, where the moon and stars are. A ____ station is a small building in ____ Yuri Gagarin was the first person in ____
blood
____ is the red liquid that carries oxygen around your body, and which is pumped by your heart black pudding is a sausage made with ___ | he lost a lot of ____ after the accident
bean
_____ are the seeds of some plants that are eaten as food. Some ____ are dried so that they will keep for a long time it's a lovely dish of fried rice and black ____ | a tin of baked ____
seafood
_____ is fish and other animals from the sea that you can eat there's a _____ restaurant on the beach | I don't really like ____—I prefer meat
cookery
_____ is the activity of preparing and cooking food Collocates: a _____ programme | a _____ class I don't really like ____ programmes | a _____ book
jug
a ___ is a container for holding and pouring liquids Collocates: a ____ of something could we have a ____ of tap water please? | she put a ____ of milk on the table
bill
a ___ is a list which shows you how much you have to pay for something that you have received Collocates: pay a ____ could we have the ____ please? | I forgot to pay the electricity ____
shell
a ___ is the hard part on the outside of some sea animals they're a kind of seafood with a big ____ | you cook them in their ____s
seat
a ____ is a chair, or a place to sit the restaurant often gets busy, so you have to wait for a ____ | there's a spare ____ over there
seed
a ____ is a small part of a plant that grows into a new plant when it is in the ground. Some ____s can be eaten as food I bought some ____s to grow herbs in my kitchen | leave the ____s in warm water overnight before planting them
cloth
a ____ is a small piece of material that you use for cleaning things could we have a ____, please? | wipe the table with a damp ____ (one that is slightly wet)
leg
a ____ is an animal's ____ that is eaten as food a roast ___ of lamb | to serve four, you need two chicken ____
tip
a ____ is an extra amount of money that you give when you pay for a meal in a restaurant or for a service that you have had Collocates: leave a ____ shall we leave a ___, or is the service included? | we left a generous ____ (a large amount of money)
tap
a ____ is an object that controls the flow of water, for example into a sink or bath. Collocates: turn a ____ on/off | a hot/cold ___ could we have a jug of ___ water please? | the bathroom had gold-coloured ___s
herb
a _____ is a plant with leaves that are used to add flavour to food mint is an easy ____ to grow in your garden | add some chopped _____ before you serve it
recipe
a _____ is a set of instructions for making a particular dish Collocates: a ____ for something | follow a _____ have you ever tried any of Jamie Oliver's _____? | this pie is delicious - you must give me the _____
snack
a _____ is a small amount of food that people eat that is not part of their regular meals Collocates: have a ____ do you eat any ____s between meals? | don't eat too many salty ___s
stall
a _____ is a table outside, for example in a market or on the street, where people sell things there are ____s on the street selling hot food | there are ____s selling antiques in the market
mixture
a _____ of different things is a lot of them all together Collocates: a ____ of something a ____ of fried rice and black beans | a strange _____ of old and modern paintings
option
an _____ is something that you can choose they don't have any vegetarian _____ | there are several different _____
salty
food that is ____ has a strong taste of salt the meat was too ____ | it's nice, but it's quite ___
sweet
food that is ____ tastes as if there is a lot of sugar in it kids eat too many ____ things these days | what you need is a cup of hot, ___ tea
mild
food that is _____ does not have a strong taste this fish has a rather ____ taste | I prefer ____ cheese
delicious
food that is _____ tastes or smells very nice the dessert was ____ | that was a _____ meal | thank you - that was _____
include
if one thing ____s another, the second thing is a part of the first thing breakfast ____s tea or strong coffee among other things | the price ____s flight, hotel, and all meals
link
if one thing is ___ed to another, or if two things are ___ed, there is a strong connection between them Collocates: ____ something to something cigarettes are strongly ____ to cancer | coffee has been ____ to other health problems
ban
if someone in authority ____s something, they do not allow it. If they ____ someone from doing something, they do not allow them to do it Collocates: ____ someone from doing something durians are ____ed from some hotels | my parents ____ed me from playing video games
rude
if someone is ____, they speak or behave in a way that is not polite and which might upset people when I complained, the waiter was quite ____ | I'm sorry - I didn't mean to be ____
consist
if something ____ of different things, it is made of those things Collocates: ____ of something the dish ____s of eggs and lemon juice with a lot of sugar | each team ____ of five players
spread
if something ____s, it moves or grows and affects a larger area Collocates: ____ through an area | _____ to somewhere the smell can ____ all across the hotel | unfortunately, the cancer continued to ____
choice
if there is a ____, you can choose between different things Collocates: a ____ of something | have no ____ the food is OK, but there isn't much ____ | there's a ____ of three desserts
complain
if you ____ about something, you say that there is something wrong and that you are not satisfied with it Collocates: _____ about something | ____ to someone when I ____, the waiter was quite rude | you should ____ to the manager
roast
if you ____ food, you cook it in an oven, usually adding some fat to it. Food that is cooked in this way is ____ or ____ed, for example _____ chicken or ____ed vegetables you can have ____, boiled, or fried potatoes | a ____ leg of lamb
grab
if you ____ something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry I'll just ___ a quick coffee on my way to work | there's no time for lunch; I'll ____ a sandwich at the station
offer
if you _____ someone something, you ask them if they would like it and tell them they can have it if they want it. Collocates: accept an ____ | make an ____ | an ____ of something when you are making a polite ____, you should say "Would you like" rather than "Do you want" | I accepted her ____ of a lift to the station
to book
if you _____ something, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time in the future Collocates: ____ a table/seat/ticket I'd like to ____ a table for four | you can ____ your tickets by phone or online
remove
if you _____ something, you take it away from where it is it's difficult to ____ the smell | the police ____ed some cars from the main shopping street
concerned
if you are _____ about something, it is important to you and you think about it seriously or worry about it Collocates: be _____ about something people are becoming more ____ about their health | she was very ____ about her son's exam results
properly
if you do something _____, you do it well or in the correct way the fish wasn't cooked ____ | my phone isn't working ____
request
if you make a ____, you ask someone in a polite way if they will do something Collocates: a ____ for something it wasn't an order, just a polite ____ | I made a ____ for some information about the election
suggestion
if you make a ____, you describe a plan or possibility for someone to consider Collocates: make a ____ can I make a ____? | I agree with Malcolm's ____, that we should go to the museum
reasonable
if you think the price of something is _____, you think it is not too expensive and is good value for money the bill was very ____ | the prices here are quite ____ | I think £20 for a day at the cricket is ____
get past
if you want to _____, you want to go from one side of something to the other, and there is not very much space for you to go through could you move your chair a little so I can ____? | do you want me to move, or can you _____?
lifestyle
someone's ____ is the way they live, the things they do for work and pleasure, the way they spend their money, etc. Collocates: a healthy ____ | a simple _____ | an active ____ people's ____ are too busy these days | we lived a simple ____ out in the country
habit
someone's ____s are the things that they do regularly as part of their daily life my sleeping ____s have changed since I came back to Europe | he's got some very annoying ____s
bitter
something that is ____ has a strong taste that is the opposite of sweet if it's too ____, add some sugar | they taste quite ____ | it had a horrible, ____ taste
proper
something that is ____ is correct, and is exactly how it is meant to be you should eat a _____ meal, not this fast food | my father always said that being a musician isn't a ____ job
soft
something that is ____ is not hard and changes shape easily when you press it they're quite ____ on the inside | the fruit should be ___ and sweet
thick
something that is ____ is not thin some oranges have a very ____ skin | a ___ slice of bread | I bought this nice ____ coat for the winter
disgusting
something that is _____ is horrible and makes you feel sick the food was ____ | what's that ____ smell? | that fish smells ____
typical
something that is _____ is usual and has the same features as other things of the same kind what's a ____ breakfast in your country? | it was a ____ English summer, with rain every week
stone
the ___ in a fruit is the very hard part in the middle that you don't eat it's a green fruit with a very big ____ in the middle | cut the fruit in half and remove the ____
skin
the ____ on a fruit or vegetable is the part on the outside it's a kind of green fruit with a very thick ____ | I eat apples with the ___ on
contain
to _____ something means to have it inside does the dish ____ meat? | all our desserts may _____ nuts
optional
voting is _____ (you don't have to vote if you don't want to) | a digital radio is an _____ extra (you don't have to have it)
serve
when you ___ food, you give it to someone on a plate ready for them to eat. When food is ___ed in a restaurant, someone brings it to you it's usually ____ed with chips and peas | salad is ____ed as a side dish
order
when you _____ in a restaurant, you tell the waiter what you want to eat and drink are you ready to ____? | I can't decide what to ____
health
your ____ is the condition of your body. If you are in good ___, you are well, and you can also say that you are healthy. If you are in bad ____, you are ill Collocates: be in good/bad/poor ____ the report looked at areas like _____ and education | you're lucky you still have your ____ (that you are still well and fit)
stomach
your _____ is the part of your body where food goes when you eat it Egyptians call the dish "a rock in the ____" | don't take this medicine on an empty ____ (if you haven't eaten anything recently)