Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• for instance: As an example.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• at school: Present and attending school.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• palate: Roof of the mouth
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• famous: Excellent
• lamb: Young sheep
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• synergy: Increased effectiveness from working together
• love: Person's name
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
• goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
• bulldog: Short, muscular short-haired dog with square head
• enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
• rump: Part of an animal's back over the back legs
• ironman: A very strong and powerful man