Vocabulary

• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• check out
• above average
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in a pinch: In a difficult situation; in an emergency.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• rave: A dance party with loud music
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• piece: A counter in a board game
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• whimsical: Quaintly humorous; funny in an odd way
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• acidic: Containing acid
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• chick: A baby bird
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• raisin: Dried black grape, used in cooking
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• deluxe: Of a higher quality and price than usual
• pleasantly: In a cheerful manner
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• weirdly: In an odd or strange way
• aftertaste: The taste remaining in your mouth after eating
• brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
• measly: So small in amount that it is almost an insult
• fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• slaw: Shredded cabbage
• crispiness: Condition or state of being dry and brittle