Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• kick off: To start a football match.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• pour in: To arrive or enter a place in large numbers or amounts.
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• wash away: To remove something by the action of water.
• soften up: To make something softer or more pliable.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• have to: Must do
• serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• couple: To join something to something else
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• broad: General; not detailed
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tick: To function properly or normally
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• indulgent: Allowing children, etc. more pleasure than usual
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• slurp: To drink noisily
• spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
• loaf: Large piece of bread baked as a whole
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• veggie: Shortened form of vegetable
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
• add: To include as well
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• gritty: Showing strong determination
• spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• coarse: Feeling rough and not smooth
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• dollop: Measure or amount, usually of food, e.g. ice cream