Vocabulary

• chop it up: To have a casual or informal conversation.
• have to: Must do
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• excellent: Extremely good
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• ownership: State of having a legal right to possess something
• fatty: Describing meat, fish with a lot of fat
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• rancid: With an unpleasant smell or taste, like sour milk
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• nutmeg: Spice made from the seed of a tropical tree
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers