Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• flatten out: To become level or less steep.
• have to: Must do
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• mix up: To put various things together so they become one
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• touch up: To make small improvements to (painting, etc.)
• dice up: To cut something into small cube-shaped pieces.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• go on: To continue doing something
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• barely: Only just; just possible
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• level: Specific height of something
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• crumbly: Easily broken into fragments or reduced to powder
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• paprika: Mild-tasting spice from a pepper plant
• salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• jalapeno: Hot green or red pepper
• griddle: Metal surface that is heated so as to cook food