Vocabulary

• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• set up
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• got to: To arrive at some place
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• grill up: To cook food by grilling on direct heat.
• go places: To be successful in life or in a particular field.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• chill: State of being a little cold
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• couple: To join something to something else
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• fill: To make something full
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• visually: With respect to vision
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• cactus: Fleshy spiky plant that grows in hot, dry areas
• chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
• guacamole: Dip made of avocado, garlic and other seasoning
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• yard: Unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 cm
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• grandparent: Your mother or father's parent