Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• work out
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• puff up: To cause something to get larger than normal
• tricks of the trade: Special methods useful for effective work in a particular job.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• set up
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
• great: Very good; better than before
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• oyster: An edible marine mollusk
• exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
• opaque: Hard to see through; cloudy
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• prawn: Largish edible shellfish with ten legs
• cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
• olive: Person's name
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• scallop: Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
• invoice: Accounting document listing the amount to be paid
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• induction: Entry into a position, organization or office
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• reuse: To use something again
• plumb: Precisely or exactly
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten