Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rustle up: To prepare food quickly and easily.
• cook up: To invent a story or plan, especially dishonestly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• mash up: A song or other piece of music created by combining elements from two or more different sources.
• beef out: To make something bigger or more detailed.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• halfway there: Having completed half of the required distance or task; making good progress.
• loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• 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
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• voila
• level: Specific height of something
• add: To include as well
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• love: Person's name
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• gloss: To summarize very briefly; skip over
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• takeout: Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere