Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• measure out: To determine and set aside a specific amount of something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• deal with
• help out: To assist someone
• for instance: As an example.
• wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• use up: To use all of; consume
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• leave: To go away from; depart
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• acidic: Containing acid
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
• spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
• eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
• lint: Fabric with nap on one side, used to dress wounds
• strainer: Sieve; item to drain water from (food)
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• earring: Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
• tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
• hangar: Building used to house airplanes
• sandpaper: Paper with glued sand used for smoothing wood