Vocabulary

• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• search out: To find someone or something after looking for them carefully.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• such as: For example; like
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• have to: Must do
• due to: Because of; owing to
• full gear: All the necessary equipment for a particular activity.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
• deal with
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• got to: To arrive at some place
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• check out
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• account: An advantage
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• accompany: To play music with someone
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
• diligently: In a hardworking, effortful way
• yoke: To link together with or as if with a yoke
• handcraft: To make an art object by hand