Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• by eye: Estimating or judging something visually, without measuring tools.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for the gods: Something broken or useless, ready to be discarded or destroyed.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• stick on: To attach something to a surface using glue or adhesive.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• consider: To think carefully about something
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• require: To demand that someone does something
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• staff: Employees of a company
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• burn: To destroy with fire
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt