Vocabulary

• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• smash down: To break or demolish something forcefully.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• spot: A certain place or area
• amount: Quantity of something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• quarter: 25 cents
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• greasy: Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• bulky: Large and awkward to carry or put somewhere
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• smoky: (Room) full of smoke
• griddle: Metal surface that is heated so as to cook food
• pounder: Object described by its weight in pounds
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it