Vocabulary

• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• leave it out: To stop doing or saying something irritating or unpleasant.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• draw out: To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• medium well: A steak cooked so that it is slightly pink in the center.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• tiny: Very, very small
• require: To demand that someone does something
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• rustic: Relating to village or countryside life
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• picture: General situation or state of being
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• decaf: A coffee or tea with the caffeine removed
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• coarse: Feeling rough and not smooth
• espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
• skillet: Pan used for frying food
• processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• flank: Middle area on the side of an animal