Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• on the bias: Cutting fabric diagonally to the grain for stretch and flexibility.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• fill up
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• important: Having power or authority
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• drizzle: Light rain
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• level: Specific height of something
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• lamb: Young sheep
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• grate: To shred food into very small pieces
• radish: Plant grown for its edible strong-tasting root
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• saute: Dish of sauted food
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• lightly: In a gentle manner; with little weight or force
• kitchen: Place where food is cooked
• beef: Red meat from cows
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee