Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• sit down: To take a seat
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• high class: Of superior quality or social standing; luxurious or sophisticated.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• aside from
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• chew on: To think carefully about something over a period of time.
• on a stick: Food that is served on a stick
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• dude: Form of address for a man
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• point: An item to be discussed
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• silverware: Articles made of silver, e.g. table knives/forks
• pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• appal: To feel shock or distress at something terrible
• rancher: Person who owns or operates a ranch
• sirloin: Portion of beef loin in front of the rump
• midwest: North central region of the United States