Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• below the salt: Belonging to a lower social or economic class.
• for show: Done only to impress others, not for real use.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• etiquette: Rules regarding manners or good behavior
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• frequently: Often; regularly
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• century: Period of 100 years
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• replace: To use instead of something else
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• notably: In a way that deserves notice; particularly
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• practicality: State of being useful or realistically possible
• trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
• ornate: Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
• nominal: Not having full power; in name only
• chilli: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• cayenne: Hot-tasting red pepper used in cooking
• exalt: To praise someone
• peppercorn: Strong-smelling seasoning from the pepper berry
• saltwater: Water containing salts such as the ocean