Vocabulary

• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• expire: To breathe out
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• receipt: Act of receiving something
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• granola: Cereal made of rolled oats, dried fruits and nuts
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• happen: To take place or occur
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• repeat: Action that is done again
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• olive: Person's name
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
• boba: The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes