Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• going on: To continue doing something
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• at least: As a minimum
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• chill: State of being a little cold
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• couple: To join something to something else
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• soggy: Unpleasantly wet
• indulgence: Act of letting someone do what he or she wants
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• bossy: Always telling others what to do
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• dissect: To cut up plant or body into pieces to examine it
• dab: Light and quick touch
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• papa: Another word for father