Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• get in with: To become popular or friendly with someone, often for personal gain.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• check out
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• part: Division of a book
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• drizzle: Light rain
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• acidity: Level to which something is acidic
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
• raccoon: A nocturnal mammal with a ringed tail
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• wine: Dark red color
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• lockdown: Confining prisoners to their cells after a riot
• crumbly: Easily broken into fragments or reduced to powder
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee