Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• have to: Must do
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• off my back: A relief from a burden or worry.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• meticulous: Extremely careful to do things correctly
• quantity: A large amount of something
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• person: Man, woman or child
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• add: To include as well
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• perfectionist: Person displeased by anything is not perfect
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• northern: In or toward the north
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
• snoop: To spy on someone or something in a devious manner
• granny: Grandmother
• infusion: Extraction of materials by soaking in liquids