Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• on the spectrum: Having a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• chicken thigh: A cut of chicken meat from the upper part of the leg, above the knee.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• strength: Condition of being strong
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• modify: To make minor change to something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• gluten: Mix of sticky plant proteins found in wheat flour
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
• gelatin: Colorless water-soluble glutinous protein
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• marinate: To put food in sauce to add flavor before cooking
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• dredge: Scooping machine used to dig up river channels
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
• buttermilk: Substance comes from making butter from sour milk