Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• come between: To be the cause of a disagreement between people
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• check out
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• staff: Employees of a company
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• daily: Happening every day
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• online: Connected to the internet
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
• yup: Another way of saying 'yes'