Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• stand aside: To move to the side to make way or allow passage.
• kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
• sit down: To take a seat
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• fade out: To gradually decrease in visibility or audibility.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• sum up
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• strike: To hit something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• legit: As recognized by the law
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• translate: To change something into a different state
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• lamb: Young sheep
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• kimchi: Korean spicy cabbage dish
• dagger: Small knife, e.g. that can be concealed
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• kebab: Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer