Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• fly by: To pass quickly
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• par for the course: A typical or expected result, often something unpleasant.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• whittle away: To gradually reduce or diminish something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• test run: A trial or experiment to test a new product, system, or procedure.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• check out
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• section: A part of a whole
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• edible: Being safe to eat
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• code: To express information in a series of numbers
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• fee: Amount of money paid for a particular service
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• sensational: Causing intense interest
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• steamy: Filled with steam, vapor or mist
• strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• tempura: Deep-fried vegetables and seafood dipped in batter
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• toque: Tall white hat with a pouched crown worn by chefs