Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• important: Having power or authority
• cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• supper: Evening meal, often when informal
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
• datum: Item of factual information
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• thicken: To make something more dense or concentrated
• cassava: Starchy food plant that is the source of tapioca
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• olden: Long past