Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• balsamic vinegar: A dark brown vinegar made from grape juice, aged in wooden barrels.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in terms of
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• going on: To continue doing something
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• hate on: To criticize or express dislike for something, often unfairly or excessively.
• pick apart: To find faults/problems with by examining closely
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have to: Must do
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• turn on
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in stock: Available to buy in a store
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• amount: Quantity of something
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tiny: Very, very small
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• celery: Long hard thin green vegetable
• fill: To make something full
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• smoothie: Someone who polite and confident, but in a insincere way
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• olive: Person's name
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• pomegranate: Round fruit with many red seeds
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries
• crock: An earthenware cooking pot