Vocabulary

• in the hot seat: In a stressful or difficult position requiring accountability.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• such as: For example; like
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• pack on: To gain weight.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• sit down: To take a seat
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• amount: Quantity of something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• expire: To breathe out
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• piece: A counter in a board game
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• daily: Happening every day
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• conversion: Switch from one thing (e.g. religion) to another
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• disclose: To make once private information public
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• noteworthy: Worthy of notice; important and worth attention
• gram: Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• whopper: Something big or impressive, e.g. a very big lie
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
• beef: Red meat from cows
• whey: Watery part of milk left after it has gone sour
• burger: Bread roll with patty of minced beef inside
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem
• darker: Having less light; less light in color
• yuan: Unit of money in China
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it
• ml: Unit of liquid volume equal to 0.001 liter