Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• beverage: A drink other than water
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• edible: Being safe to eat
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• century: Period of 100 years
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• sharp: Person's name
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• concoction: Something combining different ingredients, parts
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• disposition: Normal attitude or mood of someone
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• resolute: Firm in purpose or belief
• overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
• add: To include as well
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• dung: Excretion from animals
• ship: Large boat
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• maize: Corn; a yellow cereal
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• baptism: Bathing someone in water to make them a Christian
• chilli: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate