Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• at least: As a minimum
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• name names: To identify or report specific people, often in a sensitive context.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• live: To be alive
• clam: Kind of shellfish
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• salami: Type of spicy sausage made from preserved meat
• lard: Cooled fat from meat
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother