Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• check out
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• chicken thigh: A cut of chicken meat from the upper part of the leg, above the knee.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• have to: Must do
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• previous to: Before a particular time or event.
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• japanese style: Having characteristics typical of Japan, especially in design or aesthetics.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• point: An item to be discussed
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• luscious: Being juicy and attractive to eat or to look at
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• inexpensive: Having a low price; cheap
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• tartar: Yellow material that forms on the teeth and gums